LEADER 00000cam 2200361 i 4500 003 DLC 005 20200513074327.2 008 200513s2020 nyua e 000 1 eng 010 2019030861 020 9780062931672|q(hardcover) 040 DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dIMmBT|dNjBwBT|dUtOrBLW 041 1 eng|hita 042 pcc 043 e-it--- 082 00 853/.92|223 092 |fF|aAUCI 100 1 Auci, Stefania,|eauthor. 245 14 The Florios of Sicily :|ba novel /|cStefania Auci ; translated by Katherine Gregor. 250 First edition. 264 1 New York, NY :|bHarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,|c[2020] 300 444 pages :|billustration ;|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"--|cProvided by publisher. 600 30 Florio family|vFiction. 651 0 Sicily (Italy)|xHistory|y19th century|vFiction. 655 7 Historical fiction.|2gsafd 700 1 Gregor, Katherine,|etranslator. 730 0 Leoni di Sicilia.|lEnglish.
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