Con Amore: A Daughter-In-Law's Story of Growing Up Italian-American in Bushwick

by Bea Tusiani

Cultural Writing. Memoir. Yearning for acceptance from her Italian-speaking mother-in-law, Bea Tusiani's stories offer a glimpse into the struggle of generations. From Bushwick, Brooklyn in the 1950's to her mother-in-law's kitchen in the Bronx, Tusiani shows how two women who loved the same man, one as a mother, the other a wife, came to an understanding . . . con amore . . . with love. "You will find much to celebrate in this beautifully told tale"--Adriana Trigiani.

217 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2004

About the author

Bea Tusiani is a freelance writer published in The New York Times and Newsday, among many other magazines and newspapers. She has written a memoir, Con Amore, and a children’s book, The Fig Cake Family, both strongly rooted in her Italian heritage. Bea founded the Writer’s Network of Long Island, the Frances Hodgson Burnett Collection at the Manhasset Public Library, and the Italian Welfare League’s charitable I Nostri Bambini Program. Most recently, together with her family she established the Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.