The Toby Press: Romana Petri

Romana Petri
*An Umbrian War* Set in the hills and countryside of Umbria, a sister and brother find themselves drawn into the Resistance during the final days of the Second World War. It is the last two years of war. The Germans are on the run, the local fascists engaged in a final desperate spree of cruelty and arrogance. Inside Alcina's heart there is fear; fear of loneliness and the terrible fear of death. She knows too much... Winner of the 1998 RAPALLO CARIGE PRIZE and the PALMI PRIZE. Finalist for the STREGA PRIZE, ITALY Paperback: ISBN: 1-902881-14-1 Pages: 266 8½"x6½" US$ 15.95 More Info...
*Other People's Fathers* Her father, Romana Petri wrote, "was different from all other men, because he knew great joy, the sudden overturning of grief, unreasoning optimism." But he was not like the fathers of other people. And it was this sad revelation that led her to write this book, part stories, part reminiscence. Paperback: ISBN: 1-902881-38-9 Pages: 126 8½"x6½" US$ 12.95 More Info...
*The Flying Island* The Flying Island is an account of an Italian woman's solitary stay on the Azores. The islanders are poised between their open generosity and simplicity, their traditions bordering on the magic and the supernatural; and the brute realism of the new American culture imported with returning workers who increasingly view the Azores not as home but as holiday destination... Paperback: ISBN: 1-902881-64-8 8½"x5½" US$ 12.95 More Info...