Been Here a Thousand Years

In this sweeping, magical novel, Mariolina Venezia portrays five generations of the Falcone family. Through their complicated, funny, tragic, and astonishing stories, Venezia also recounts a century and a half of Italy's tumultuous history. "Been Here A Thousand Years" is a testament to the Falcone family, and also to the vibrant, irrational, irresistible country that produced it.