The extraordinary Resistance movement of the Italian people in the Second World War is brought to life in Cooney's captivating, deeply moving story of a mother's search for her son. Cooney has drawn on her heritage as a third-generation Italian-American to invoke not only a country in crisis but also its literature, its moods, and, most of all, its music.
Cooney is the author of six previous novels, including A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies. Her short fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, The Literary Review, and Glimmer Train, among other publications. Cooney now lives in midcoast Maine.