Sitting and reading, using your imagination to draw in the lines on a face or picture a character in their home, is one of the best forms of entertainment. So, here are some April suggestions that cover a few genres.
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazzo
Piazzo is a born storyteller, and this novel is based on some of her own personal family history. Sara’s business and marriage has failed, and her great aunt has passed away, leaving her an inheritance in Sicily. This is the portal to a future she desperately needs, so she heads overseas where she has been gifted a deed to a potentially valuable plot of land owned by Sara’s great grandmother. The family story has always been told that their great grandmother died from illness before she could come to America. But in Italy, Sara stumbles on the long held secret that her ancestor was actually murdered. The book flashes from present day with Sara back to the early 1900s, where we meet the young and fiery Serafina, (Sara’s great grandmother) a teen mother who fought for a better life for herself and the women in her village. This fun romp through the Italian countryside is an ode to the heroism and bravery of everyday women, as well as the need to solve a mystery.
-Lee Woodruff, Former GHWCC Conference Keynote Speaker