Ciao! WE'RE IN AFRICA

Ciao! WE'RE IN AFRICA

by Marisa Parker
Ciao! WE'RE IN AFRICA

Ciao! WE'RE IN AFRICA

by Marisa Parker

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Overview

I was born Maria Martore in 1934. But I have been renamed Iucci by my husband Eugenio Piergiovanni. He is thirteen years my senior, is fluent in three languages and is a charismatic businessman. We have left Italy and the only family I have ever known to go to Africa seeking adventures and fortune. I keep thinking - Is Africa really going to be that welcoming? Is my husband's dream of selling Italian Haute Couture to expatriates ridiculous?

In December 1955, we settle in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia and open our Italian fashion shop. Our success is promoted by the fashion editor of “The Rhodesian Herald”, as we design clothes for the first entrant of the “Miss World” competition from Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

'Ciao! WE'RE IN AFRICA" is based on true events. Through the writing skills of her daughter, Maria-lucci's story is narrated as a memory, as if living in the moment. Coinciding historical event timelines have been carefully researched and evocative photographs included.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781925833331
Publisher: Ocean Reeve Publishing
Publication date: 10/10/2018
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

PART I: The Journey . 1

Chapter 1: A Ship Voyage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 2: A New Beginning. . 15

Chapter 3: The Wilds of Africa. . 29

Chapter 4: A Choice . 41

Chapter 5: A Place that we now Call Home . 51

Chapter 6: A Quick Trip. . 63

Chapter 7: The Opening of the Shop . 73

Chapter 8: Rhodesia – A Colonial Society . .. 87

PART II: Spreading Roots . 103

Chapter 9: Sad News. . 105

Chapter 10: Italians Everywhere. . 123

Chapter 11: The Charming Italian. . 141

Chapter 12: A South African Business Deal. . 151

Chapter 13: Exploring Our New Country. . 163

Chapter 14: ‘Taking Africa to Europe’ Tour. . 179

Chapter 15: A Blessing. . 189

Chapter 16: A Northern Road Trip. . 199

Chapter 17: Good Timing. . 209

Chapter 18: Southward and Eastward. . 217

Chapter 19: Saying Goodbye. . 225

Chapter 20: So Many Changes. . 237

Chapter 21: A Way of Life. . 249

Chapter 22: Three’s a Good Number. . 261

Epilogue. . 271

References. . 273

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