When Adua 鈥� the protagonist of this moving novel by Italian journalist Igiaba Scego 鈥� emigrated from Somalia to Rome more than 40 years earlier, she was seeking freedom from both her authoritarian father (once an interpreter for the Mussolini regime) and an oppressive government. But now that her father has died and left her his estate, she must decide: Will she return to her homeland or remain in her adopted country with her young immigrant husband? You can read the Monitor's full review of "Adua" here.
