The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella FortunaFrom Calabria to Connecticut: a sweeping family saga about sisterhood, secrets, Italian immigration, the American dream, and one woman's tenacious fight against her own fate For Stella Fortuna, death has always been a part of life. Stellas childhood is full of strange, life threatening incidentsmoments where ordinary situations like cooking eggplant or feeding the pigs inexplicably take lethal turns. Even Stellas own mother is convinced that her

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