Whose parent will show up? Will the two friends have to abandon one another?įinally, a very dark man in a blue sailor's uniform visits the orphanage. An American sailor, he is on a "tour of duty." Will he come soon? Pina, too, is in for a surprise, when she discovers that her mother is indeed alive, and living right there in Naples. Imagine Susanna's surprise when Sister Anna calls her into her office one day and tells her that she's received a letter from a man who may be her father. Perhaps La Befana, an angel who hides presents on Three Kings' Day, will grant her wish for parents to adopt her. But who will want Susanna, a mulatta, or mixed-race child, whose father must have been a black American soldier. A nice family is sure to adopt the beautiful Pina, with her golden hair and creamy skin. Both girls believe they are orphans, and hope with all their heart to be adopted. In her newest novel, she takes us to Naples, Italy, a few years after the end of World War II, where Pina and Susanna are best friends who have lived together since they were babies in a Catholic orphanage. Carolyn Marsden is well known for her middle-grade novels set in other countries or focusing on multi-cultural themes.
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