A grandiose, large-scale novel based on the history of a real-life influential family in Sicily, and loved by thousands of readers not only for its exciting narrative, but also for its amazingly conveyed spirit of Sicilian life at the turn of two centuries.In 1799 year after the earthquake in Calabria, the Florio family moved to Palermo. Two brothers, Paolo and Ignazio, begin to build their empire in a far from the most hospitable city. Life's difficulties and the volatility of the surrounding world inspire enterprising brothers to look for new moves and invent technologies. And after a while, Florios become those who manage everything that Sicily is so rich in: spices, fabrics, wine, tuna and steamboats.This is a story about strength and passion, about revenge and hard work, when rise and fall fueled by the desire to be something much more."A story of love, dreams, betrayal and hard work in a novel full of vital vibrations." – Marie Claire

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