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Swimming In The Moon: A Novel (2013)

by Pamela Schoenewaldt(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0062202235 (ISBN13: 9780062202239)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks

review 1: This book broke my heart and gave me hope at the same time. Swimming in the Moon tells the story of a young girl and her mother as they immigrate to Cleveland, OH from Naples in the early 1900s. The protagonist, Lucia, must navigate growing up in a new country, and learns early that she must lose much before she can begin to attain what she wants. Her mother, a gifted singer, suffers from a serious mental illness and Lucia must give up much to care for her. My only critique is that Lucia may have had too many modern day wants - compassionate care for her mother, a college education, and a man from a different culture. If this is a historical novel, could she really have crossed that many barriers? Still, I wept with her in her suffering and rejoiced that she found a ... moremeasure of success and happiness in the end.
review 2: Swimming to the Moon by Pamela Schoenewaldt is a beautifully woven story of the bond between mother and daughter as well as a story of immigration in the early twentieth century. Schoenewaldt takes the reader from Naples, Italy, to Cleveland, Ohio as mother and daughter, Teresa and Lucia, struggle against odds to make a life for themselves in a new country. Schoenewaldt deftly describes not only life as an immigrant but also the very complex and powerful bonds that exist between and mother and daughter. Swimming to the Moon is an exceptionally beautiful work of historical fiction and one I highly recommend to readers and book discussion groups alike. less

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