118 Corrigan Avenue

The adolescent and extraordinarily lucid memories of the granddaughter of a wealthy Italian Baron, Violet Mantese, herself an aspiring fashion designer, comes to life in her autobiographical historic memoir, 118 Corrigan Avenue. Captured through her iron-clad firsthand recollection and the additional visual support of photos, Mantese’s narrative is drenched in adoration for family, amusing descriptions of the simplest of moments taken for granted and animated descriptions of deep-rooted Italian traditions; vivid and innocent, commencing with her father’s arrival to Ellis Island. The year was 1916, the place, Meriden Connecticut.