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Loyalty

Auteur(s): Lisa Scottoline
Narrateur(s): Edoardo Ballerini, Lisa Scottoline
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Number one bestselling author Lisa Scottoline presents Loyalty, an emotional, action-packed epic of love and justice, set during the rise of the Mafia in Sicily.

Loyalty can save a soul—or destroy one.

Franco Fiorvanti is a handsome lemon grower toiling on the estate of a baron. He dreams of owning his own grove, but the rigid class system of Sicily thwarts his ambition. Determined to secure a better future, Franco will do anything to prove his loyalty to the baron. But when the baron asks him to kidnap a little boy named Dante, Franco makes a decision that will change his life—and even the history of Sicily—forever.

Gaetano Catalano is an idealistic young lawyer whose devotion to justice is tantamount to a calling. He’s a member of the Beati Paoli, a real-life secret society of aristocrats who investigate crime in Palermo, a city riddled with graft. Gaetano sets out to find the boy and punish the kidnapper, but his mission leads him to a darker place than he had ever imagined.

Meanwhile, Mafalda Pancari is a new mother rejoicing at the birth of her daughter, Lucia, when disaster strikes. And Alfredo D’Antonio is a reclusive goatherd under constant threat of being discovered as a Jew. How the lives of these unforgettable characters collide makes Loyalty an epic tale of good versus evil, as the story twists and turns to its monumental showdown.

Listeners will be transported to the dramatic and ruggedly beautiful island of Sicily, the jewel of the Mediterranean, where lush lemon groves and mouth-watering cuisine contrast with a turbulent history of colonization and corruption. Scottoline brings her decades of thriller writing to historical fiction, creating in Loyalty a singular novel that no listener will be able to pause.

©2023 Lisa Scottoline (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Fiction Fiction féminine Fiction littéraire Historique Italie
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"A powerful, poignant exploration about the rise of the Mafia in Sicily, Lisa Scottoline's Loyalty is a gripping, compulsively readable tale of courage, loyalty, family secrets, and the price of honor. An unputdownable piece of historical fiction that puts Scottoline's talent for writing twisty plots and unforgettable characters on full display." —Kristin Hannah, author of The Four Winds

"I haven’t read a story set in Sicily that was this good since Giuseppe Di Lampedusa’s amazing novel The Leopard. The reader knows when an author’s heart is in their writing, and Lisa Scottoline’s heart and soul is in Loyalty. Historical fiction, when it’s good, is a time machine, carrying us back to a vanished world that we can inhabit for a while. Loyalty does that and more—it’s a magic carpet ride that will transform us and stay with us. A beautifully written tale, wonderfully told by a master storyteller." —Nelson DeMille, author of The Maze

"Scottoline brings nineteenth-century Sicily alive in this historical thriller...Every scene is a full sensory experience, as Scottoline weaves lemon-scented breezes, the ocean’s sounds, and sun-baked piazza stones into a timeless, tragedy-strewn story of love, power, and redemption. History fans will appreciate the novel's well-researched foundation, especially concerning the origins of the Sicilian Mafia and early mental-health institutions." —Booklist (starred)

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Imagine being in Sicily!

I enjoyed this book. It was pleasing to listen to it entirely in heavy Italian accents, with the names & places pronounced properly. It felt like sitting in Sicily while a local told me a story. The story is interesting, the characters intriguing as the story winds through the lives of each one. I felt the pain of each one. It's a story well told. This is a first listen to this author & I plan on watching out for more. The author's note at the end was particularly appreciated.

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I loved this book

I really enjoyed this story about the families in Sicily and how they were all connected. I’ll definitely be reading or listening more from the author Lisa Scottoline. Great ending.

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Complex Historical Fiction set in Sicily

After reading Jo Piazzi's The Sicilian Inheritance I set out to find another book set in Sicily. This is the first I've read/listened to by the author. I felt it was extreme well researched and gave an in depth insight into its time and place. The story is very plot-driven with a lot of twists and turns and I would have benefited from having the character overview handy as outlined at the beginning as I got lost a couple of times trying to recall who was who. As the novel is told in a removed third-person I can't say I really felt a kinship with any of the (mostly male) characters. I don't know if this is just her style of writing but I felt myself wanting to be closer yo some of the prominent characters. I wish there was more that gave clues to their appearances, personalities and motivations. I like how she chose to end some chapters with a little phrase that sounds like the end of a fairytale mimicking some of the tales told to the boy at the beginning (in the genre "and so they lived for the rest of their days.") it was a nice homage without going over the top.

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Performance/narration

I enjoyed the audiobook version of this novel, but I have a suggestion. A female performer would be more realistic in the female parts, with all due respect to Frank Ballerini.

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Big Disappointment

I could not finish this book. I strongly disliked it. I was expecting more from the author.

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A real struggle

I dont recommend this book. I was expecting the authors brilliance and was very disappointed. I didnt even finish listening.

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