They were supposed to make the trip to Sicily together, but Sara's beloved great-aunt Rosie died before the trip came to fruition. Sara's life is a mess. Both her marriage and her business have failed. Her husband is fighting her for custody of their young daughter. When she learns Rosie has left her a plane ticket to Sicily and the deed to what may be a valuable piece of property, she hopes to make a fresh start. However, there is another component to Rosie's gift. She asked that Sara uncover the truth about Sara's great-grandmother Serafina's death. Did she really die of an illness or was she murdered? Told in dual timelines, THE SICILIAN INHERITANCE by Jo Piazza is a well-crafted and multi-layered family saga that moves very quickly. Once Sara arrives in Italy it becomes obvious there is much she doesn't know about her family and that there are too many people who know too much. The people she encounters are often not who they seem and some remember Serafina all too well. Expertly brought to life is Serafina herself and it is her voice that takes readers through her life in the early 1900's- a remarkable life, especially for the times. When she accepted that her life was in danger she made incredible sacrifices. The more Sara learns about her, she begins to see parallels in their lives. Does she have the same strengths Serafina had when she came face to face with danger? The author has skillfully woven together the lives of Serafina, Rosie and Sara. Three unique forces of nature. The secondary characters are a memorable lot. Some will make readers laugh and others are quite terrifying. There are some twists and turns that keep readers totally engrossed, but it is the conclusion that is truly a surprise. Highly recommended.
The author has skillfully woven together the lives of Serafina, Rosie and Sara. Three unique forces of nature. The secondary characters are a memorable lot. Some will make readers laugh and others are quite terrifying. There are twists and turns which keep readers totally engrossed, but it is the conclusion that is truly a surprise. Highly recommended.
From bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza, comes a transporting novel rooted in the author’s own family history about a long-awaited trip to Sicily, a disputed inheritance, and a family secret that some will kill to protect . . .
Sara Marsala barely knows who she is anymore after the failure of her business and marriage. On top of that, her beloved great-aunt Rosie passes away, leaving Sara bereft with grief. But Aunt Rosie’s death also opens an escape from her life and a window into the past by way of a plane ticket to Sicily, a deed to a possibly valuable plot of land, and a bombshell family secret. Rosie believes Sara’s great-grandmother Serafina, the family matriarch who was left behind while her husband worked in America, didn’t die of illness as family lore has it . . . she was murdered.
Thus begins a twist-filled adventure that takes Sara all over the picturesque Italian countryside as she races to solve a mystery and learn the story of Serafina—a feisty and headstrong young woman in the early 1900s thrust into motherhood in her teens, who fought for a better life not just for herself but for all the women of her small village. Unsurprisingly the more she challenges the status quo, the more she finds herself in danger.
As Sara discovers more about Serafina, she also realizes she is coming head-to-head with the same menacing forces that took down her great-grandmother. At once an immersive multigenerational mystery and an ode to the undaunted heroism of everyday women, The Sicilian Inheritance is an atmospheric, page-turning delight.
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