Ada
Ada Perri was born in Genoa, the daughter of a Corsican fisherman. At sixteen, she was forced to abandon her home in the hope of finding work. She found it at the Port Authority in Genoa, where she met and married her husband.
She gave birth to a daughter, Margherita, but the girl died at seven months. The husband returned to sea, while Ada went off to work in Milan as a seamstress.
Her husband came back, and she became pregnant again. They moved to Genoa, where their son was born. The man left again, but this time did not return. Ada took the baby back to Genoa.
She married a second time, and had another daughter. She took the children off to France, and worked as a seamstress in Paris.
She met a third husband, who took her to London. She had her third child, and they settled there. The man died, and she returned to Paris. She went back to work, and had a fourth child.
The fourth child died, and Ada went back to Genoa. She worked as a seamstress, and waited for her husband to return.
The husband did not return. She moved to London, and took a job as a seamstress. She waited for him to return, and had a fifth child.
The fifth child died, and Ada left for Italy again. She worked as a seamstress, and waited for her husband to return.
The husband returned, and they moved to France. They had a daughter. She was born in Brittany.
The husband left, and Ada went back to work as a seamstress. She waited for him to return, and had a sixth child.
The sixth child died, and she moved back to Genoa. She went to work for a seamstress, and waited again.
The husband returned, and they had a second daughter. They lived in Genoa for many years.
They went to Paris, and visited an uncle. He took them to a museum. They saw a portrait of a man, and she knew that he was her father. He was a fisherman. He died at sea. He was not a very good father.
She married a man, who was also a fisherman. They had two children. They lived in Genoa. They moved to London.
She waited for her husband to return, and they had a daughter. They moved to London, where she worked as a seamstress.
They went to France, and she saw a portrait of her father. It was painted by Van Gogh.
They returned to London, where she took a job as a seamstress. She waited for her husband to return.
He came back, and they lived in London for a while. They went to Paris, where she saw another portrait of her father. It was painted by Matisse.
They went to Genoa, where she waited for her husband. He did not return.
She took a job as a seamstress, and had a son. They moved to Paris, and then back to Genoa.
She became a seamstress. She waited for her husband to return. He never came back.
She had another son. She had a mistress, and she left her husband. She went to France, and worked as a seamstress.
She had a daughter. She had a husband, who was still with her former wife in France. She worked as a seamstress, and waited for her husband.
He came back, and they had a daughter. They lived in Genoa, and she worked as a seamstress.
They went to Paris, and saw her ex-husband with his new wife. They went to Spain, and saw the mistress. They had a daughter, and named her Ada.