{"product_id":"siciliana-9781737457718","title":"Siciliana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA family torn apart by conflict.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn uprising of deadly magnitude.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA nation altered forever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by actual events, Siciliana is the harrowing tale of a young woman's courage in the face of unthinkable turmoil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1282 AD, the Kingdom of Sicily is under the rule of a tyrannical French king and subject to his brutal Angevin army. Daily acts of violence and persecution are commonplace in a once-prosperous realm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor twenty-year-old Aetna Vespiri, daughter of a revered Sicilian knight, survival has become second nature. As a child, she witnessed the destruction of her family's vineyard by Angevin soldiers and spent the next decade learning the tenets of stiletto-blade combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later in Palermo, as the evening bells toll for Vespers, Aetna fends off a nefarious sergeant and sparks an uprising against the Angevin occupation. Now, standing at the forefront of an accelerating people's rebellion, Aetna finds herself fighting not only for a nation she believes in but also for the meaning of family. In her darkest hour, this dauntless Sicilian woman steps out of obscurity and into the pages of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe legend of Siciliana is born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet amid bustling Arab markets and brooding Norman fortresses, Siciliana will envelop readers in the sights, sounds, and dangers lurking around every corner of medieval Sicily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Treviso, Carlo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trevixo Originale Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737457718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.19d","brand":"Carlo Treviso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39753396224075,"sku":"9781737457718","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_e4b2ad70-d709-4559-860b-a5fa4d612d36.jpg?v=1651850910","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/siciliana-9781737457718","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}