historical fiction, fiction
Sara is at a low point in her life when her precious great aunt Rosie dies and Sara embarks on a Sicilian adventure to check on some property she’s inheriting. She ends up searching to find out what happened to the family’s matriarch back in Sicily in the early 20th century.
The Sicilian Inheritance is told from two perspectives: Sara’s in the present day and her great grandmother, Serafina’s, in the early 20th century. Both women find themselves struggling the way many women have over the years, attempting to balance home life and societal expectations with their own desires and dreams. How sad that generation after generation of the women in this book (and the world) struggle similarly and that it has been this way forever.
Sara’s adventure in Sicily allowed her to have a little break from reality in which to return to her sense of self. Serafina’s story was the more interesting of the two and, despite more rigid restrictions on her freedom, she seemed to handle her challenges with more confidence. After finally finding joy and purpose of her own design, the people of her village mistrusted her and let their misguided fear of her dictate violence. I was sad for her while hopeful that her great granddaughter, Sara, would find her own joy and purpose after her trip to Sicily. I enjoyed the way Jo Piazza crafted this story.
The audiobook has two narrators: Rachel F. Hirsch voicing Sara’s sections and Carlotta Brentan voicing her great grandmother Serafina’s sections. They both did a nice job with multiple voices—especially Hirsch. I’ll give them an A.
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