Language of my Choosing by Anne Pia sampler
Where do I truly belong? This is the question Anne Pia continually asked of herself growing up in the Italian-Scots community of post-World War Two Edinburgh. This candid, vibrant memoir shares her struggle to bridge the gap between a traditional immigrant way of life and attaining her goal of becoming an independent-minded professional woman. Through her journey beyond the expectations of family, she discovers how much relationships with other people enhance, inhibit and ultimately define self. Yet – like her relationship with her own mother – her ‘belonging’ in her Italian and Scottish heritages remains to this day unresolved and complex.
Where do I truly belong? This is the question Anne Pia continually asked of herself growing up in the Italian-Scots community of post-World War Two Edinburgh.
This candid, vibrant memoir shares her struggle to bridge the gap between a traditional immigrant way of life and attaining her goal of becoming an independent-minded professional woman.
Through her journey beyond the expectations of family, she discovers how much relationships with other people enhance, inhibit and ultimately define self. Yet – like her relationship with her own mother – her ‘belonging’ in her Italian and Scottish heritages remains to this day unresolved and complex.
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anne pia<br />
First hardback edition published 2017<br />
This edition 2018<br />
isbn: 978-1-912147-39-7<br />
The author’s right to be identified as author <strong>of</strong> this book<br />
under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 has been asserted.<br />
The paper used in this book is recyclable. It is made<br />
from low chlorine pulps produced in a low energy,<br />
low emission manner from renewable forests.<br />
Printed and bound <strong>by</strong> Bell & Bain Ltd, Glasgow<br />
Typeset in 11 point Sabon <strong>by</strong> Main Point Books, Edinburgh<br />
© <strong>Anne</strong> <strong>Pia</strong> 2017<br />
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