The basis for the upcoming Disney-produced series on Hulu The Lions of Sicily A blazing epic of countless twists and turns, detailing one of the most influential Sicilian dynasties of the last two centuries.--Le Figaro From the author of the acclaimed The Florios of Sicily, a magnificent novel that explores the origins of one of Italy\'s most powerful and notorious families, men and women whose ruthless ambition and caprice would chart the course of modern Italian history--a tale of grand historical dramas, exotic locales, political intrigue, and heartbreaking romance that rivals the bestselling works of Philippa Gregory, Jennifer Chiaverini, and Adriana Trigiani.
Bringing the Belle Epoque into stunning relief, Auci dives deeper into the exhilarating and terrible, glorious and tragic history of a family that, for decades, sat high above Italian society, and made the heart.
It is these women who unforgettably animate The Triumph of the Lions.
What is it they had that he lacks? Beside father and son are two extraordinary women: Giovanna, Ignazio\'s wife, hard and fragile as crystal, full of passion but hungry for love, and Franca, the wife of Ignazziddu, the most beautiful woman in Europe, whose golden existence is threatened by the blows of a cruel fate.
Ignazziddu eventually realizes that it\'s not enough to have Florio blood to become the imposing force his grandfather and father were.
Despite his fears, he embraces Ignazio\'s legacy, and must face a world that changes too quickly, agitated by new, violent, and uncontrollable forces.
A nervous young man, he does not want to be shackled to his infamous name, to sacrifice himself for the family.
Yet he is nothing like Ignazio.
Barely twenty, his son Ignazziddu stands to inherit all that his father has built.
To seize Casa Florio, he abandoned the love of his life--an act of treachery which still casts a dark shadow.
But his heart is black as ice.
Ignazio was destined to rule Casa Florio since birth, a fearless drive that pulses through his veins, pushing him to look beyond Sicily towards Rome, Europe and its courts, the naval domination of the Mediterranean, and eventually the purchase of the entire Archipelago of the Egadi to build his dazzling empire.
The city of Sicily admires them, honors them and, above all, fears them.
Once rich only in ambition, the family has amassed a fortune that includes palaces, factories, ships, silks, and jewels.
Known as the Lions of Sicily, the Florios have officially arrived.
The basis for the upcoming Disney-produced series on Hulu The Lions of Sicily A blazing epic of countless twists and turns, detailing one of the most influential Sicilian dynasties of the last two centuries.--Le Figaro From the author of the acclaimed The Florios of Sicily, a magnificent novel that explores the origins of one of Italy\'s most powerful and notorious families, men and women whose ruthless ambition and caprice would chart the course of modern Italian history--a tale of grand historical dramas, exotic locales, political intrigue, and heartbreaking romance that rivals the bestselling works of Philippa Gregory, Jennifer Chiaverini, and Adriana Trigiani
