Beautiful story, Annette. I shake my head at our people who denigrate recent immigrants to the U.S., especially given that there was no “right way” when my grandparents came. They just showed up. And I’m so intrigued by the notion of “ambiguous loss.” My writing coach Allison Alsup’s debut novel Foreign Seed explores that notion beautifully—you might enjoy the book. Stai sempre bene.
Thank you Elisa! And great to hear from you. I came across ambiguous loss when researching about my mother's dementia. The notion applies more aptly to immigrants, I feel that more intensely after this voyage. I'll check out Foreign Seed, thanks for the rec. Spero che ci vediamo un giorno presto!
Beautiful story, Annette. I shake my head at our people who denigrate recent immigrants to the U.S., especially given that there was no “right way” when my grandparents came. They just showed up. And I’m so intrigued by the notion of “ambiguous loss.” My writing coach Allison Alsup’s debut novel Foreign Seed explores that notion beautifully—you might enjoy the book. Stai sempre bene.
Thank you Elisa! And great to hear from you. I came across ambiguous loss when researching about my mother's dementia. The notion applies more aptly to immigrants, I feel that more intensely after this voyage. I'll check out Foreign Seed, thanks for the rec. Spero che ci vediamo un giorno presto!
Loved reading and sharing your most recent travel experience! Makes me want to do it, too 💜