Wordsprouts: The Park Slope Food Coop Reading Series With Rosanna Staffa

Please join us for the newly revived WordSprouts in partnership with the Old Stone House. WordSprouts is a long-running Park Slope Food Coop author series, where Coop authors share thoughts about their works and process. On April 30, Rosanna Staffa will be speaking about her novel, The War Ends at Four. The book follows the journey of Renata, an Italian acupuncturist in Minneapolis, as she navigates the complexities of love, cultural identity, and her past. The story takes us from Italy to America, exploring the emotional landscapes of both countries. As Renata faces the challenges of her marriage and her profession in America, she also confronts the scars of her upbringing in Milan as an immigrant’s daughter whose family suffered greatly during WWII. The novel weaves together themes of grief, courage, the magic of love, and the wonder of unexpected twists that life often brings. From Rosanna: The novel asks questions that I ask myself. I want to explore dislocation: what does it mean to leave your country or to change the circumstances in which you were raised? How does our family's history shape us and how we see the world? What does it mean to return to your country after an absence? To learn more about Rosanna’s writing, please visit her website, [hidden] . Rosanna’s presentation will be followed by questions from the audience, and drinks and snacks, courtesy of the Coop. Rosanna will be available to sign copies of her book, The War Ends at Four, and she will offer books for sale. The book can be ordered from Regal House Publishing: [hidden] Doors open at 6:45pm, and the talk will start at 7pm. More Info below.