Bücher der Reihe The Scent of Lemons

The Next Generation. The Scent of Lemons Italian saga resumes as Nick Licata leads the mafia in Los Angeles. As his empire grows, so does his desire to initiate more family in the business. Loyalty to family and loyalty to truth become blurred and distorted as Joe Licata, the nephew, and Carlo, the son, navigate success, alcohol abuse, integrity, and marriage setbacks while struggling to remain committed to family. Based on a true story, The Scent of Lemons, Part 3: The Next Generation continues the story of The Scent of Lemons, Part 2: The Far West and The Scent of Lemons, Part 1: A Sicilian Journey.

The Far West. The Scent of Lemons Italian saga continues with two Sicilian immigrant brothers' choices in America: the one that did and the one that didn't. While Baldassare Licata, the oldest, struggles to make an honest living for his growing family, Nick, the youngest, succumbs to the glamour of the mafia. Journey with the Licata family as they endure poverty, death, crime, two world wars, Italian internment camps, and enemies from within and without. Based on a true story, The Scent of Lemons, Part 2: The Far West continues the story of The Scent of Lemons, Part 1: A Sicilian Journey.

1897, Sicily, Italy. Hunger. Mafia. Unemployment. Divided families. Towns like Camporeale become ghost towns as the desperate migrate to the New World in search of their dreams. Twelve-year-old Maria Liotta and nineteen-year-old Baldassare Licata travel among them. Will America give Maria and her family hope? Will she find her father? Will Baldassare find the protection he seeks from the mafia? Each on their own journeys, they encounter opposition from the padrone, the American school, and a system that seeks to exploit the vulnerable for a quick profit. They face personal betrayal, the violence of the Mano Nera in the New World, moral decisions, and are held down by the ways of the Old World. Travel back to the turn of the century to discover the life faced by Sicilian immigrants in New York and discover how Maria and Baldassare join together with their siblings, Gaetana and Domenico, to overcome the obstacles holding them back.