You Were There Before My Eyes

Sweeping and panoramic, You Were There Before My Eyes is the epic and intimate story of a young woman who chafes at the stifling routine and tradition of her small, turn-of-the-century Italian village. When an opportunity presents itself for her to emigrate to America, her hunger for escape compels her to leave everything behind for the gleaming promises await her and her young husband in Mr. Ford’s factories.

Determine to survive, and perhaps even thrive, young Jane finds herself navigating not just a new language and country, but a world poised upon the edge of economic and social revolution—and war. As Jane searches for inner fulfillment while building young family, the tide of history ebbs and flows. From the chaos of Ellis Island to the melting pot of industrial Detroit, You Were There Before My Eyes spills over with colorful characters and vivid period details. Maria Riva paints an authentic portrait of immigrant America and poignantly captures the ever evolving nature of the American dream.

Maret si panoramic, Ai fost acolo inainte de ochii mei este povestea epica si intima a unei tinere care se fereste de rutina si traditia inabusitoare a micului sau sat italian de la inceputul secolului. Cand i se ofera o oportunitate de a emigra in America, foamea ei de evadare o obliga sa lase totul in urma pentru promisiunile stralucitoare care ii asteapta pe ea si pe tanarul ei sot din dl.