The Sicilian Inheritance: A Novel,Used

From bestselling author and awardwinning journalist Jo Piazza, comes a transporting novel rooted in the authors own family history about a longawaited 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 greataunt Rosie passes away, leaving Sara bereft with grief. But Aunt Rosies 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 Saras greatgrandmother Serafina, the family matriarch who was left behind while her husband worked in America, didnt die of illness as family lore has it . . . she was murdered.Thus begins a twistfilled adventure that takes Sara all over the picturesque Italian countryside as she races to solve a mystery and learn the story of Serafinaa 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 headtohead with the same menacing forces that took down her greatgrandmother. At once an immersive multigenerational mystery and an ode to the undaunted heroism of everyday women, The Sicilian Inheritance is an atmospheric, pageturning delight.