Presentation of RACCONTAMI UNA STORIA DI EMIGRAZIONE!

The author, Laura, with her husband and cousins, joined by Personnel of the District of Cento, Mariateresa Alberti, Mariacristina Barbieri, and Cristina

Janice Severance, longtime owner of The Bookstore, surprises Laura by calling her Gloucester’s Elena Ferrante — unflinching and honest in her portrayal of reality.

The online museum of emigration from Cento goes live to a packed audience in the Palazzo del Govenatore.

Laura’s sister, Lisa, introduces “A Letter to My Children” to the audience while Laura’s granddaughter, Lyla, writes her own story.

Professor Mariagabriella Gangi reading an excerpt from the Italian edition