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This story has so many layers, in-depth characters, and the storyline unfolds in a way that really makes the reader connected to each character. Teresa is a single mother, with her dreams of becoming a famous singer, but stifled as a servant. Teresa is such a fascinating, yet sad character, plagued with mental illness that impacts her role as worker and mother. Lucia is a young girl, with an old soul, who takes on the responsibility of taking care of her mother.

As their journey takes them to America, Pamela brings such a raw and open view to the struggle immigrants faced, the challenges of learning a foreign language, and assimilating into a culture that isn't very accepting of foreigners. Told in such vivid detail, the scenes are quite dynamic and the reader will identify with different parts of the story, regardless of his/her own family history.

Pamela covers so many topics: mental illness, single motherhood, women's rights, immigration issues, abuse, worker's rights, women's rights, and self-empowerment. There were many times that I simply had to put the book down and cry. While the book is fiction, there were some incidents that truly did happen, and it simply took my breath away.

If readers have read Pamela's first book, When We Were Strangers, they will love that Lula has a role in this book!! Lula is the "wise woman" in the book and is a mother figure for Lucia. While the book doesn't cover racism in the way Americans know it to be (black vs. white), it was quite interesting to read about the way immigrants from different countries viewed each other, and the lack of trust they had for one another based on what they heard in their communities. The stereotypes and ignorance truly impacted relationships and kept people from uniting, until they had a similar cause: worker's rights, later-women's rights.

While the book covers many issues, the story doesn't get bogged down with too much information, nor does it dilute the relationships developed between characters. Told through Lucia's point of view, it is quite interesting to see that as she grows, the decisions she makes reflect her maturity. In the beginning, she simply wants safety and to be with her mother. As she grows up, she begins to realize her own dreams and works towards accomplishing those. Then, as an adult, she realizes her dreams are bigger and aren't just about herself.

This is simply an exceptional story, and the discussions would be endless in a classroom setting, book club, between friends over coffee, or even amongst friends online!! It's a book that will leave you wanting to know more about Lucia and her relationships with her friends and family, the plight for women's/worker's rights, and the way mental illness evolves over time. I highly recommend this book and could definitely see a sequel becoming a success...and maybe, even a movie!!

There is so much to discover in this book, that I know you will be inspired and motivated through Lucia's journey!


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Swimming in the Moon A Novel Pamela Schoenewaldt Books Reviews

I read this book because I so thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Schoenewaldt's first novel "When We Were Strangers" and hoped for another good read. I was certainly not disappointed! This is another richly drawn story of Italian immigrants Lucia and her mother, Teresa who fled from Naples because of Teresa's volatile temper. They moved to Cleveland where, like so many others, they changed their last names in order to start fresh. Lucia worked hard, learned English, went to school and had hopes of attending college while Teresa, with the voice of an angel and a temper like the devil himself, took to the stage in Vaudeville.

This is more than just a story about hard-working immigrants, it is a story about abuse of workers by employers, of mental illness and the treatment of mental patients. It is about life in 1905 America and the immigrants who worked here and made the country what it is today.

I highly recommend this book and look forward to the next work by this gifted author.
I love well-researched historical fiction, and this is certainly a prime example. This beautifully written tale follows a young Italian immigrant, Lucia. At the turn of the 20th century, Lucia and her mother work as servants of the wealthy Countess in a beautiful Italian villa. However, when they are forced to flee Naples under dark circumstances, Lucia and Teresa make their way to America. The book largely traces Lucia's attempts to forge a new life for herself in Cleveland. As she navigates this unfamiliar world of settlement houses and garment factories, Lucia holds onto the dream of obtaining an education and finds herself drawn into the fight for workers rights. The book grapples with several compelling issues that remain relevant today, including immigration and society's response to mental illness. I found it a very quick, compelling read.

Interesting and recommended to fans of historical fiction!
This story has so many layers, in-depth characters, and the storyline unfolds in a way that really makes the reader connected to each character. Teresa is a single mother, with her dreams of becoming a famous singer, but stifled as a servant. Teresa is such a fascinating, yet sad character, plagued with mental illness that impacts her role as worker and mother. Lucia is a young girl, with an old soul, who takes on the responsibility of taking care of her mother.

As their journey takes them to America, Pamela brings such a raw and open view to the struggle immigrants faced, the challenges of learning a foreign language, and assimilating into a culture that isn't very accepting of foreigners. Told in such vivid detail, the scenes are quite dynamic and the reader will identify with different parts of the story, regardless of his/her own family history.

Pamela covers so many topics mental illness, single motherhood, women's rights, immigration issues, abuse, worker's rights, women's rights, and self-empowerment. There were many times that I simply had to put the book down and cry. While the book is fiction, there were some incidents that truly did happen, and it simply took my breath away.

If readers have read Pamela's first book, When We Were Strangers, they will love that Lula has a role in this book!! Lula is the "wise woman" in the book and is a mother figure for Lucia. While the book doesn't cover racism in the way Americans know it to be (black vs. white), it was quite interesting to read about the way immigrants from different countries viewed each other, and the lack of trust they had for one another based on what they heard in their communities. The stereotypes and ignorance truly impacted relationships and kept people from uniting, until they had a similar cause worker's rights, later-women's rights.

While the book covers many issues, the story doesn't get bogged down with too much information, nor does it dilute the relationships developed between characters. Told through Lucia's point of view, it is quite interesting to see that as she grows, the decisions she makes reflect her maturity. In the beginning, she simply wants safety and to be with her mother. As she grows up, she begins to realize her own dreams and works towards accomplishing those. Then, as an adult, she realizes her dreams are bigger and aren't just about herself.

This is simply an exceptional story, and the discussions would be endless in a classroom setting, book club, between friends over coffee, or even amongst friends online!! It's a book that will leave you wanting to know more about Lucia and her relationships with her friends and family, the plight for women's/worker's rights, and the way mental illness evolves over time. I highly recommend this book and could definitely see a sequel becoming a success...and maybe, even a movie!!

There is so much to discover in this book, that I know you will be inspired and motivated through Lucia's journey!