The House That Giacomo Built: History of an Italian Family, 1898-1978

The House that Giacomo Build is the engaging story of the struggle, perseverance, and success of an Italian working-class family to achieve its goal of stability and family unity. It begins in southern Italy at the turn of the centruy with the unremittingly impoverished lives of Rosa and Francesco Patella. Moving north with them in 1933, as the couple search for a better life, we follow the fortunes of Maria, their daughter, and her husband, Giacomo Savo, and their four children. The story of the Savo family speaks to people everywhere who are seeking for social arrangements that will give added meaning to their lives.