Author Donald Greco talks about his new book "Abramo’s Gift"

Donald Greco discovered the social and racial prejudices taking place in America at an early age. Born in 1940 to an Irish-American mother and an Italian-American father, he witnessed firsthand society’s disapproval surrounding his parents’ marriage. Greco draws from his parents’ marriage and his Italian-Irish legacy in his new novel, Abramo’s Gift (Bridgeway Books, October 2008). Abramo’s Gift is a realistic depiction of Italian and Irish immigrants in 1920 Youngstown, Ohio. The family saga follows an Italian immigrant who helps bring about change in a time of social unrest as Italian and Irish immigrants struggle to live with one another. “The most important message in Abramo’s Gift is that ordinary people can achieve greatness in their own quiet ways, not by wealth or high attainment, but by finding love and grace in the people around them,” Greco says. Much of the story takes place in Greco’s hometown of Youngstown, Ohio. “When I was growing up, Youngstown was a wonderful place to live,” he says. “It is located in the Mahoning River Valley amid rolling hills and beautiful parklands. At its peak, it had about 140,000 inhabitants with a remarkable amount of cultural diversity.” For more information, please visit www.bookpros.com.