Don''t miss this transporting novel full of family secrets, a disputed inheritance, and a century-old unsolved mystery ... ''A gritty and whip-smart read. Strong friendships, powerful women, mighty lives. I utterly devoured it, was swept to Sicily, loved the denouement'' Amanda Geard, author of The Midnight House ''As much a feminist adventure as a redemptive family mystery ... I was gripped and entertained from start to finish'' Ashley Audrain, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Push ''Strong women, rich history and page-turning suspense make for a rich and satisfying read'' Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author * * * A century-old unsolved murder A disputed inheritance A family secret that some will kill to protect ... When Sara Marsala''s beloved great-aunt Rosie passes away, she leaves Sara a valuable piece of land in Sicily, but there''s a catch: if Sara wants the land, she must first uncover the truth about what happened to her great-great grandmother, Serafina Marsala. Because Rosie believed Serafina was murdered, and she wants Sara to prove it. Serafina was a headstrong young woman who fought for a better life for all the women of her small village. Yet a woman who challenges the status quo is never safe, and as Sara discovers more about the matriarch, she comes up against the same menacing forces that took down Serafina. And now they want to destroy Sara too * * * Praise for The Sicilian Inheritance: ''Equal parts rich historical fiction, gripping murder mystery, and a moving exploration of identity, grief, and the long shadow of the past'' Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of We Were Never Here ...

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Jo Piazza is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author. Her work has been published in ten languages and twelve countries, and many of her books are currently in development for film and television. Jo's podcasts have garnered more than twenty-five million downloads and regularly top podcast charts, and her work has appeared in Marie Claire, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, New York magazine, Glamour, Elle, Time, the Daily Beast, and Slate. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and three feral children.