SOCIAL SCIENCES

Summers in Supino: Becoming Italian

by Maria Coletta McLean
ECW, dist. by IPG. 2013. 192p. ISBN 9781770411371. pap. $17.95. TRAV
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Canadian writer McLean continues the charming tales of her annual vacations to Italy she began in My Father Came from Italy. Rural Supino, southeast of Rome, is full of the down-to-earth characters and humorous events readers have come to expect in travel memoirs, and McLean and her husband, Bob, find themselves both overwhelmed and enchanted by their Italian neighbors. Plans to take a day trip, remodel their tiny patio, or even dine are routinely upended by their friends. As the newcomers learn to appreciate Supinese ways, they find themselves becoming more Italian in their outlook and habits. Wanting to spend more than a few weeks each year in Supino, Bob makes plans to open his own coffee bar in the town square.
VERDICT McLean's story begins and ends with personal loss, but the sadness is balanced with much optimism. Her moving story, full of fondness for the Supinese and love for her family, is a good choice for readers who share a longing to connect with their ancestral homes.
Reviewed by Linda M. Kaufmann, Massachusetts Coll. of Liberal Arts Lib., North Adams , Jun 01, 2013
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