At its heart, A River of Oranges: Memories of a Displaced Childhood by Aldo Nazarko is a love letter from one man to his father – full of forgiveness, shining with joy, and brimming with tender gratitude.

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Aldo Nazarko was born in the Italian city of Fiume. His lifelong love of opera led him to host a weekly radio show in Victoria, BC. He also co-hosts CFUV's weekly Italian music show and has been a dedicated fan of Pacific Opera Victoria for 30 years. He lives in Victoria with his wife Linda.

“Reminiscent of Dylan Thomas’s memoir A Child’s Christmas in Wales, Aldo Nazarko’s A River of Oranges: Memories of a Displaced Childhood trades Thomas’s simpler, more innocent era for a darker time of war, refugee camps, loss and uncertainty. Nazarko’s fluid prose triggers our senses as he immerses us in the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of his childhood and his family’s exodus from the Adriatic city of Fiume after it became part of Yugoslavia. Intelligent. Evocative. Captivating.”

– Tricia Dower, author of Silent Girl, Stony River and Becoming Lin