The Milk of Almonds

“A vast, thoroughly wonderful assortment of poetry, memoirs and stories . . . that defines today’s female Italian-American experience” ( Publishers Weekly ).   Often stereotyped as nurturing others through food, Italian-American women have often struggled against this simplistic image to express the realities of their lives.   In this unique collection, over 50 Italian-American female writers speak in voices that are loud, boisterous, sweet, savvy, and often subversively