The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo PiazzaMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
It’s a tale of two Sicilian ladies, one a modern day American visiting her ancestral homeland, while the other is one of her ancestors, who found herself in a serious series of unfortunate events. Teen pregnancy, a patriarchy that flat out disrespected her, and a mafia murder whose truths are only now about to come to light…truth is stranger than fiction, and to hear Piazza say it, this book was inspired a lot by her own family history. It’s a surprisingly lighter read than I expected, in part because of the first person POV’s (though one is much more snarky than the other, as befits her status as a modern Sicilian American.) At some point maybe I should pick up more of Piazza’s books, especially if they’ve got more connections to such a fascinating place as Sicily.
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