Book Review: The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
The Sicilian Inheritance is a historical murder mystery novel set in Sicily, featuring two women named Serafina across multiple generations. The story follows Sara, a butcher-turned-chef-turned-restaurateur from Philadelphia, as she embarks on a journey to her ancestral home in Sicily to solve a land deed dispute and uncover the mysterious death of her great-aunt’s mother, the original Serafina. The novel switches between first-person narration by the two Serafinas and between the 2020s and the 1910s, revealing interrelated events surrounding the land and death. The novel is praised for its historically interesting and engaging segments with Serafina, but criticized for weaker quality in the sections focusing on Sara. Ultimately, The Sicilian Inheritance is described as a fun read with a satisfying twist in the mystery’s resolution.