English to Italian Art/Literary Other

"When Mum became pregnant with the first child, Dad had given up his musical aspirations in favour of a regular income in the bakery department of a meat-processing factory. When the second child came into the world two years later, Dad saw no way out of his mind-numbing job."

"Reparto cottura di una fabbrica la lavorazione della carne" vi sembra plausibile? Come lo direste voi? Grazie per qualsiasi idea!