The Resource Murder in Matera : a true story of passion, family, and forgiveness in Southern Italy
Murder in Matera : a true story of passion, family, and forgiveness in Southern Italy
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The item Murder in Matera : a true story of passion, family, and forgiveness in Southern Italy represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Forsyth County Public Library.
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- Summary
- Since childhood, Helene Stapinski heard lurid tales about her great-great-grandmother, Vita. In Southern Italy, she was a loose woman who had murdered someone. Immigrating to America with three children, she lost one along the way. Helene's youthful obsession with Vita deepened as she grew up, eventually propelling the journalist to Italy, where, with her own children in tow, she pursued the story, determined to set the record straight. Finding answers would take Helene ten years and numerous trips to Basilicata, the rural "instep" of Italy's boot--a mountainous land rife with criminals, superstitions, old-world customs, and desperate poverty. Though false leads sent her down blind alleys, Helene's dogged search, aided by a few lucky--even miraculous--breaks and a group of colorful local characters, led her to the truth. Yes, the family tales she'd heard were true: there had been a murder in Helene's family, a killing that roiled 1870s Italy. But the identities of the killer and victim weren't who she thought they were. In revisiting events that happened more than a century before, Helene came to another stunning realization--she wasn't who she thought she was, either. Weaving Helene's own story of discovery with the tragic tale of Vita's life, Murder in Matera is a literary whodunit and a moving tale of self-discovery that brings into focus a long ago tragedy in a little-known region remarkable for its stunning sunny beauty and dark buried secrets
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Extent
- 7 audio discs
- Note
- Compact discs
- Isbn
- 9781538418628
- Label
- Murder in Matera : a true story of passion, family, and forgiveness in Southern Italy
- Title
- Murder in Matera
- Title remainder
- a true story of passion, family, and forgiveness in Southern Italy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Since childhood, Helene Stapinski heard lurid tales about her great-great-grandmother, Vita. In Southern Italy, she was a loose woman who had murdered someone. Immigrating to America with three children, she lost one along the way. Helene's youthful obsession with Vita deepened as she grew up, eventually propelling the journalist to Italy, where, with her own children in tow, she pursued the story, determined to set the record straight. Finding answers would take Helene ten years and numerous trips to Basilicata, the rural "instep" of Italy's boot--a mountainous land rife with criminals, superstitions, old-world customs, and desperate poverty. Though false leads sent her down blind alleys, Helene's dogged search, aided by a few lucky--even miraculous--breaks and a group of colorful local characters, led her to the truth. Yes, the family tales she'd heard were true: there had been a murder in Helene's family, a killing that roiled 1870s Italy. But the identities of the killer and victim weren't who she thought they were. In revisiting events that happened more than a century before, Helene came to another stunning realization--she wasn't who she thought she was, either. Weaving Helene's own story of discovery with the tragic tale of Vita's life, Murder in Matera is a literary whodunit and a moving tale of self-discovery that brings into focus a long ago tragedy in a little-known region remarkable for its stunning sunny beauty and dark buried secrets
- Cataloging source
- BLACP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stapinski, Helene
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- Literary text for sound recordings
- other
- Music parts
- not applicable
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Women murderers
- Murder
- Family secrets
- Audiobooks
- Basilicata (Italy)
- Target audience
- adult
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- Murder in Matera : a true story of passion, family, and forgiveness in Southern Italy
- Note
- Compact discs
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Extent
- 7 audio discs
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781538418628
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- CD audio, digital
- Publisher number
- ZEc7w4
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- unknown
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)969975632
- (OCoLC)ocn969975632
- 542757
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- Murder in Matera : a true story of passion, family, and forgiveness in Southern Italy
- Note
- Compact discs
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Extent
- 7 audio discs
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781538418628
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- CD audio, digital
- Publisher number
- ZEc7w4
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- unknown
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)969975632
- (OCoLC)ocn969975632
- 542757
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
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