That summer in Sicily

Tourists rarely venture into the mountains of Sicily, where locals, having resisted several waves of invaders, maintain their traditions as a challenge to the outside world. So, when American writer Marlena de Blasi and her husband decide to explore the trails in the heart of the island with the idea of gathering information for a gastronomic guide, they discover a world completely apart. After what seemed like a fruitless search, they end up at Donnafugata, an old, decaying castle presided over by an imperious woman named Tosca.
The house has become a refuge for widowed and single women and also houses a clinic where single mothers give birth, vital for the isolation experienced in the mountains. But Tosca's story has always been shrouded in mystery, and when Marlena manages to gain her trust, the long conversations between the two reveal a romance with a prince who received Tosca at the age of nine from her father in exchange for a horse, and lived with her the most torrid of passions, until his strange disappearance at the hands of the mafia. With a surprising ending and full of suspenseful episodes, That Summer in Sicily is the faithful account of a love that spans the history of the 20th century, told by those who heard it with the magic it deserves.