~ A Familial Journey ~
A Daughter's Journey
Married for 65 years, Carlo and Peggy Pola are both afflicted with a chronic case of wanderlust. At the age of 90, Carlo expressed a wish to return to Italy to revisit his boyhood village. It fell to me, the eighth of their nine children, to accompany them on the journey. A Bridge Between follows our travels across northern Italy to visit my father's boyhood home while I delve into my Italian heritage. Our adventures together force us to consider the effects of time and circumstance and the shifting of the balance of our family dynamic.
Able bodied members of my parents’ generation will be inspired by A Bridge Between to live their final years as spirited as they did their younger days; others will be armchair adventurers, as they follow along with our missteps and triumphs. Baby boomers will recognize themselves and their parents in this story of dogged determination to kick dust in the face of Father Time as my parents drag their heels into old age.
Find short excerpts from my journey, above. Contact us regarding the publishing of A Bridge Between as a full length memoir.
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