Author Description

Josie Mattola was a typical Italian teenager on the brink of womanhood when she meets the Bishop's gardener, Giacomo Constanza. Their unlikely encounter leads to a string of events that would change their lives forever, pushing them to emigrate to America in the 1920's. A novel of murder, mystery, violence and vendetta, Stitching testifies to the strength and determination of one woman to hold her family together through an arranged marriage, poverty and tribulation. This tale of one immigrant's life is based in part on a true story.