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The "Coming of Age" story of a young, redheaded Italian boy, who, with his mother and older brother,
leaves the poverty of his rural home in Southern Italy to migrate to Australia and reunite with his father
(who he has never seen) and start a new life in Sydney, in the early 1960s.
"My father was a very simple man. He only wanted a simple and uncomplicated life."
"He liked fresh air and sheep. He did not like people or the company of people much, "Never trust the people" was his mantra and he repeated this often."
"My father often told me: "I went from Heaven to Hell!" This is what my father would often tell me of his
experience when he first arrived in Australia."
About the author
Vito Radice ("The Don") has published ten books of poems & two autobiographies.He was born in Italy & immigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1964 where he currently lives.Born in the village of "San Fele" (Province of "Basilicata"), in his "Nonna Martone's" house. The house is built into the side of the mountain and it's still there today. Abandoned!He was a young, fair skinned, freckle faced curly, redheaded Italian boy, who, with his mother and older brother, left the poverty of my rural home in Southern Italy to migrate to Australia and reunite with his father (whom he had never seen) and started a new life in Sydney, in December 1964He was 5 years young.He has been living there ever since.He is now now 65 years young.
