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003    OCoLC 
005    20200506125546.0 
008    191121s2019    nyu           000 1 eng   
010      2019030861 
020    9780062931672|q(hardcover) 
020    0062931679|q(hardcover) 
020    |z9780062931696|q(ebook) 
024 1  9780062931689 
035    (OCoLC)1133662733 
040    DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dOCLCO|dOCLCF|dNZAUC 
041 1  eng|hita 
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049    CKEA 
050 00 PQ4901.U28|bL4613 2019 
082 00 853/.92|223 
100 1  Auci, Stefania,|eauthor. 
240 10 Leoni di Sicilia.|lEnglish 
245 14 The Florios of Sicily :|ba novel /|cStefania Auci ; 
       translated by Katherine Gregor. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bHarperVia,|c2020. 
300    444 pages :|bmap, genealogical table ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "Originally published as I leoni di Sicilia in Italy in 
       2019 by Nord"--Title page verso. 
520    "In this grand part one of a two-volume saga, inspired by 
       the real lives of history-making titans, The Florios of 
       Sicily brings to life the dark secrets, the loves and 
       betrayals, and the cruel acts of revenge that marked the 
       Florios' century of influence. They were the uncrowned 
       kings of Sicily: restless and ambitious, single-minded and
       determined to be richer and more powerful than anybody 
       else. Yet their beginnings were humble. Vincenzo, who lost
       his father at eight, builds an empire from the docks of 
       Palermo. Driven by an insatiable desire to rise above his 
       station and prove a aristocracy that scorns him wrong, 
       Vincenzo sacrifices family and love to transform his tiny 
       spice shop into a trading empire. The name, Florio, soon 
       instills fear and respect. The men of the family are 
       stubborn, arrogant, philanderers and slaves to passions. 
       Paolo shrewdly fights his way out of an earthquake-striken
       Bagnara to start anew in Sicily. Ignazio II rejects his 
       one true love to fulfill his destiny as the head of a 
       trading empire. Not to be outdone by the men, the Florio 
       women unapologetically demand their place outside the 
       restraints of caring mothers, alluring mistresses, or 
       wounded wives. Giula, though only a mistress, is fiercely 
       intelligent and wins over politicians and businessmen 
       alike. Angelina, born a bastard, charts her own future 
       against the wishes of her father. In this epic yet 
       intimate tale of power, passion, and revenge, the rise and
       fall of a family taps into the universal desire to become 
       more than who we are born as."--Provided by publisher. 
650  0 Families|vFiction. 
650  0 Family secrets|vFiction. 
650  0 Ambition|vFiction. 
650  0 Revenge|vFiction. 
651  0 Sicily (Italy)|vFiction. 
651  7 Italy|zSicily.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204499 
655  7 Fiction.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423787 
655  7 Biographical fiction.|2lcgft 
655  7 Historical fiction.|2lcgft 
700 1  Gregor, Katherine,|etranslator. 
776 08 |iOnline version:|aAuci, Stefania,|tThe Florios of Sicily
       |bFirst edition|dNew York, NY : HarperVia, [2019]
       |z9780062931696|w(DLC)  2019030862 
994    C0|bCKE