Honor Mamath’s Historical Fiction Book Shares the Remarkable Story of Journalist Jessie White

Author Honor Mamath brings the story and adventures of Jessie White to life in her historical fiction novel “I Remember the Risorgimento: From the Memoirs of Jessie W. Mario” (Xlibris; 2020).

Written in the first person, “I Remember the Risorgimento” is a historical account based on the experiences of Jessie White in the Italian peninsula during the Risorgimento (Italian unification). Jessie dedicated her life and works to the independence and unification of Italy. She even worked as a propagandist for Giuseppe Mazzini, an Italian revolutionary and exile in London, and served as a nurse to the soldiers of Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian general and patriot who led the Italian unification. Jessie later married Alberto Mario, a supporter of Garibaldi.

“I Remember the Risorgimento” tells the life and works of Jessie, a Victorian English lady who bucks the tradition of her time by taking on a paid job after graduation. She finds her vocation in writing and social causes. She starts out as a proofreader for the London Daily News, which later promotes her to junior correspondent after submitting a political opinion piece. She travels to Italy to cover the Italian War of Independence.

The book talks about the danger of war, political intrigues, and a surprise romance and features a strong feminine component. The names, places, and events in the book come from Jessie’s summary printed in the New Castle Daily Chronicle in 1861.

Get a copy of “I Remember the Risorgimento: From the Memoirs of Jessie W. Mario” by Honor Mamath on Amazon.

Readers are encouraged to visit Honor Mamath’s website at https://www.honormamath.com/

“I Remember the Risorgimento” will be displayed by self-publishing and book marketing company ReadersMagnet at the upcoming New York Library Association (NYLA) 2022 Annual Conference & Trade Show on November 3-4, 2022, at the Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY.

“I Remember the Risorgimento: From the Memoirs of Jessie W. Mario”
Author | Honor Mamath
Published date | 2020
Publisher | Xlibris
Genre | Historical fiction

Author Bio

Honor Mamath lived in Europe in the 1960s when the U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Since that shock to the world, she’s been interested in what history can teach us. As a substitute teacher in history, English, and science classes at high schools in California, her experience in education inspires her plots and stories. She is also the author of the novels “Privilege meets Politics” and “Roy’s Daughters in an Age of Despots.”

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