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Introduction "If you leave Opi, you'll die with strangers," Irma Vitale's mother always warned. Even after her beloved mother's passing, 20-year-old Irma longs to stay in her Abruzzo mountain village, plying her needle. But too poor and plain to marry and subject to growing danger in her own home, she risks rough passage to America and workhouse servitude to achieve her dream of making dresses for gentlewomen. In the raw immigrant quarters and with the help of an entrepreneurial Irish serving girl, ribbon-decked Polish ragman and austere Alsatian dressmaker, Irma begins to stitch together a new life ... until her peace and self are shattered in the charred remains of the Great Chicago Fire. Enduring a painful recovery, Irma reaches deep within to find that she has even more to offer the world than her remarkable ability with a needle and thread Questions for Discussion 1. Irma's practical skills and world knowledge seem so limited, even compared to those of her brother Carlo. What abilities and traits help her navigate the difficult passages from Opi to Naples and then west' 2. Irma's mother devoutly believes that "If you leave Opi, you will die with strangers." How does this asse

Who reads When We Were Strangers : A Novel?

Author

Pamela Schoenewaldt

Publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks / Harper Collins

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780062041791

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.81 / 5 (4,025 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14