The author, Michael Caputo, who grew up in Calabria the southernmost Region of Italy during the fifties and sixties, recounts his vivid memories of a society where love for family and respect for the elders were paramount and where violence occasionally raised its ugly head. Michael Caputo juxtaposes the past with the present, to help the reader understand the evolution of Calabrian society to our days. In this book you will also learn about Calabrians' attitude toward food, discipline, education, destiny, the supernatural, exorcism, suicide, mental illness, the handicapped, crime, etc. If you are a descendent of Calabria you will return in time to the moments when your ancestors were torn apart by the curse of emigration, and you will become aware of the forces that shaped your ancestors and that may have also contributed to shaping you.