{"product_id":"siciliana-1","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","brand":"Trevixo Originale Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48515430056185,"sku":"9781737457718","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/1811\/7625\/files\/imageloader_79d3ecd5-32f5-4337-b052-73377959fe4f.jpg?v=1781207757","url":"https:\/\/hookeandplotte.com\/products\/siciliana-1","provider":"Hooke and Plotte Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}