Mezzogiorno in Chicago(1st Edition) Love and Trouble on Ogden Avenue by AlbertP. Melone Paperback, 332 Pages, Published 2015 by Branden Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8283-2606-3, ISBN: 0-8283-2606-1
"This novel is a tale of a family that immigrates at the turn of the twentieth century from Italy’s Mezzogiorno to Chicago. It features the struggles of Rachela who jilts her betrothed in favor of a new found love ushering in a wave of violence and revenge while also creating opportunities for personal happiness and family success in the new world. As a work of historical fiction, it details the dramatic personal travails of the Russo an ..."