Threegenerationsofwomenlivetogetherunderthesameroof.Thoughtheyareunitedbyblood,eachoftheCascadeiwomenhasaverydifferentpersonalityandwayofexpressingherself.TeenagedaughterLoriscribblesimpulsivelyinherdiary,soeagertospeedoffonhermopedthatsherarelybotherswithpunctuation.MotherMaria,aprofessionaltranslator,writesdetailedandobservantlettersyetdoesn’tseewhatishappeningrightinfrontofher.AndgrandmotherGesuina,aformerstageactress,speaksintoanaudiorecorder,givingaprovocativeandbrutallycandidperformanceforanimaginedaudiencethatmightneverlisten.Life,BrazenandGarishoffersafreshtakeontheepistolarynovel,tellingthestoryofafamilythroughthefragmentedanddisparateperspectivesofdaughter,mother,andgrandmother.Yetevenaseachwomanenduresherprivatestruggleswithloveandbetrayal,youthandmaturity,knowledgeandignorance,realityandillusion,theCascadeisforgeasolidaritythattranscendsgenerations.Inturnsheartbreakingandlaugh-out-loudfunny,thisnovelisatriumphofnarrativevoiceandliterarystylefromoneofItaly’smostrenownedwriters.Questolibro癡statotradottograzieauncontributodelMinisterodegliAffariEsteriedellaCooperazioneInternazionaleitaliano.ThisbookhasbeentranslatedthankstoacontributionfromtheItalianMinistryofForeignAffairsandInternationalCooperation.
