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First large print edition. |
| Description |
xi, 554 pages (large print) : map ; 24 cm. |
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large print rdafs |
| Summary |
Franco Fiorvanti is a handsome lemon grower toiling on the estate of a baron. He dreams of owning his own grove, but the rigid class system of Sicily thwarts his ambition. Determined to secure a better future, Franco will do anything to prove his loyalty to the baron. But when the baron asks him to kidnap a little boy named Dante, Franco makes a decision that will change his life--and even the history of Sicily--forever. |
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Sicily, 1810. Franco Fiorvanti toils on the estate of a baron. He dreams of owning a lemon grove, but the rigid class system of Sicily thwarts his ambition. When the baron asks him to kidnap a little boy, Franco makes a decision that will change his life-- and the history of Sicily. Gaetano Catalano is an idealistic young lawyer whose devotion to justice is tantamount to a calling. He's a member of the Beati Paoli, a real-life secret society of aristocrats who investigate crime in Palermo, a city riddled with graft. Gaetano sets out to find the kidnapped boy, but his mission leads him to a darker place than he had ever imagined. Mafalda Pancari is a new mother rejoicing at the birth of her daughter, Lucia, when disaster strikes. Alfredo D'Antonio is a reclusive goatherd under constant threat of being discovered as a Jew. As their lives collide along with a turbulent history of colonization and corruption. - adapted from back cover |
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Kidnapping -- Fiction.
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Orchards -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction.
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Nobility -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction.
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Courts baron and courts leet -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction.
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Mafia -- Fiction.
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Good and evil -- Fiction.
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Loyalty -- Fiction.
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Organized crime -- Fiction.
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Sicily (Italy) -- Fiction.
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Italy -- Fiction.
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Kidnapping. (OCoLC)fst00987322
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Mafia. (OCoLC)fst01005389
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Italy. (OCoLC)fst01204565
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Italy -- Sicily.
(OCoLC)fst01204499
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Historical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726640
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Thrillers (Fiction)
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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Novels.
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Large print books.
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| ISBN |
9780593676578 (large print : paperback) |
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0593676572 (large print : paperback) |
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