Based on real experiences.
An English child. An ancient isle.
A sweetheart, mythology, the Mafia, good food, Frank Sinatra, philosophy and...a shotgun.
English born, Francesco, is transported to Sicily in 1969 at the age of seven.
A wild and desolate landscape, gang violence, the Cosa Nostra, devastating poverty and a medieval mindset contribute to many illuminating experiences.
This is a fictional account of real events.
There’s humour, a smattering of history, politics and philosophy; some cookery and even cryptozoology. Frank Sinatra makes an appearance and so too, amongst others, the father of the modern Mafia, Don Caló Vizzini.
Sicilian Shadows is the open window that has always been shuttered on the true nature of Sicilians.