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Sicilian Status Quo

Categories About me, Authentic Sicily, Creative writing, Italia, Italy, Life in Sicily, Sicilia, Sicily, Travel, Travel Italy, Travel Memoir, Travel Sicily, Travel writing

In my search to understand the character of Sicily, I discover the work of the Sicilian writer Giuseppe di Lampedusa. His novel, The Leopard, is set in the period of the Risorgimento when Italy violently transformed itself from a collection of principalities into a unified country. This masterpiece is filled with insightful observations on the…

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Secluded Sicily: Sinagra

Categories Beautiful Italy, Culture Shock, Expat, Expat experiences, Italy, Life in Sicily, Photography, Secluded Sicily, Sicily, Sicily and Sicilianess, Travel, Travel Sicily

My journey into sleepy Sicilian places began with my current home, Sinagra. It is the town that my husband and his family adopted as they gradually moved towards the coast away from the once agriculturally rich mountain regions whose decline began after the post world war two period. Sinagra is one of those ancient towns…

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