The Pasta Dreamers

di Master Chef Walter M.E. Potenza (Autore)

Master Chef Walter M.E. Potenza, 2025

The Pasta Dreamers: A Novel of Providence, Family, and the American Dream Turn the page and step into the worn leather shoes of Giovanni Moretti. It is 1955, and the rocky, sun-drenched hills of Abruzzo are fading into memory, replaced by the cobblestone streets and unfamiliar skyline of Providence, Rhode Island. In your pockets, you carry little but a handful of lire, a faded photograph of your mother, and a generations-old family recipe for pasta that feels, here in this new world, like both a secret treasure and a useless scrap of paper. The Pasta Dreamers is not just a story of immigration; it is the intimate chronicle of a dream, weighed down by hardship yet lifted by relentless grit. This novel invites you to walk every step of Giovanni's arduous path—from the crushing loneliness and grueling labor in factory yards to the sharp sting of discrimination and the longing for home that echoes in the accents of Federal Hill's bustling markets. But this is also a story of aroma and warmth. Of flour-dusted hands working by lamplight. Of the simmering pots of sauce that become a love language in a strange land. Through Giovanni's eyes, you will experience the vibrant, tight-knit world of Providence's Italian enclave in the mid-20th century—the shouts of vendors on Atwells Avenue, the solace found in a shared glass of wine at a family-run trattoria, and the intoxicating possibility of the American postwar boom. We follow Giovanni's journey across six defining chapters, from the desperate "Farewell, Abruzzo" to the hard-won establishment of "Moretti's on the Hill," and finally to the profound legacy of "A Table for Generations." This is a tale of tangible triumphs: the first customer who isn't a paesano, the first employee hired, the first time his children speak English more fluently than Italian. It is about what we build when we choose to plant seeds in foreign soil. Why read The Pasta Dreamers? Because it is a testament to the resilience that forges empires from nothing. It is a love letter to the immigrant spirit that shaped cities and a nation. It is a reminder that the most enduring legacies are often built not of brick and mortar, but of memory, marinara, and shared dreams. So, pull up a chair at Giovanni's table. Taste the struggle, the sacrifice, and the ultimate, simmering success of a life dedicated to a simple, powerful idea: that passion, paired with perseverance, can indeed craft a new world. The dream awaits. Turn the page.

• Autore: Master Chef Walter M.E. Potenza
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: Master Chef Walter M.E. Potenza
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798231738540