Another recommendation for "Home is an Island," which I had borrow to via Inter Library Loan in order to read several years ago, because the book (originally published in 1951) hadn't been reissued yet. Admittedly I have a special affinity, because my paternal grandfather (on the Gonsalves side that connects me to 4th cousin John Vasconcelos) was from Alfred Lewis' native village of Fajãzinha on the west coast of Flores, which I visited in 2002 -- and because Lewis, like my Grandpa, settled in California. I find the novel's writing simple and affecting.
BTW, if you enjoy "Home is and Island" you might also like Lewis' novel "60 Acres and a Barn," which depicts the life of an Azorean immigrant -- NOT Lewis' alter ego from "Home is an Island," however -- in California's San Joaquin Valley. Tagus Press/UMass-Dartmouth published it ca. 2005. Katharine. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
