{"product_id":"papa-and-eva-and-me-paperback","title":"Papa and Eva and Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Lydon Varley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePapa, whose given name was Armando, was born at home, the fifth son in his Italian immigrant family, and the first of the family to be born in America. His mother Graziella was ill and unable to nurse him, and the doctor told Papa's father Vincenzo that the baby wouldn't survive the night. Vincenzo held baby Armando and said, \"If you're going out of the world tonight, little one, I want you to go happy.\" He took a crust of bread and dipped it into wine and put it to baby Armando's mouth, again, and again, and again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in the morning, the crisis had passed. Armando had survived. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat became of him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn winter, it was Armando's job to meet his father after the work day at the trolley stop, and to run ahead of him all the way home, scattering ashes on the sidewalk so that his father would not fall in the snow or ice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmando was an excellent student, but was reprimanded in school for wearing a turtleneck sweater his mother had made for him, because turtlenecks were worn by tough boys and forbidden at his school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his teen years on, he was called Pat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe loved opera, boxing, Shakespeare, arguing and playing the ponies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd was an extraordinary grandfather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752540832032,"sku":"9798869269034","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fde0bd95cfea33e2c7fad5657c14f2cc.webp?v=1779998428","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/papa-and-eva-and-me-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}