Swimming in the Moon

A new historical novel from Pamela Schoenewaldt, the USA Today bestselling author of When We Were Strangers.

Italy, 1905. Fourteen-year-old Lucia and her young mother, Teresa, are servants in a magnificent villa on the Bay of Naples, where Teresa soothes their unhappy mistress with song. But volatile tempers force them to flee, exchanging their warm, gilded cage for the cold winds off Lake Erie and Cleveland's restless immigrant quarters.

With a voice as soaring and varied as her moods, Teresa transforms herself into the Naples Nightingale on the vaudeville circuit. Clever and hardworking, Lucia blossoms in school until her mother's demons return, fracturing Lucia's dreams.

Yet Lucia is not alone in her struggle for a better life. All around her, friends and neighbors, new Americans, are demanding decent wages and working conditions. Lucia joins their battle, confronting risks and opportunities that will transform her and her world in ways she never imagined.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 09/03/2013
ISBN: 9780062202239
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.27w x 0.88d
Award: Langum Prize for Historical Literature - Honorable Mention

Review Citations: Library Journal 04/01/2013 pg. 61
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2013
Romantic Times 09/01/2013 pg. 38 - Excellent
Publishers Weekly 09/02/2013
Shelf Awareness 09/13/2013