The Hours Are Feminine

Two families, old immigrants from Italy and new immigrants from Puerto Rico, share a yard in rural Long Island in 1960 — the year of Kennedy, Hurricane Donna, and Roberto Clemente — a yard separated by culture, language, history, and an old apple tree. Is friendship possible in this world? And what hand will fate play when the deadly hurricane rages through the land? 

"Christina Thompson provides a nuanced portrayal of Mirella, a kind-hearted but frustrated housewife"