Description
''Charming and enchanting The Witch of Little Italy drew me in from page one. A magical story of family, secrets, loss, and rediscovery written in beautiful prose and sprinkled with effervescent characters you won't soon forget. Palmieri nimbly blends the past and present to concoct a delicious spell of a story that will appeal to fans of Sarah Addison Allen and other fabulously entertaining novels.'' --Karen White, New York Times bestselling author '' The Witch of Little Italy is a warmly enchanting debut that will have you believing in magic and craving homemade Bucatini Amatriciana.'' --Susanna Kearsley, New York Times bestselling author''An enchanting debut. Palmieri's plot makes for a wickedly good read!'' -- Melissa de la Cruz, New York Times bestselling author ''I was utterly enchanted from the first page and found myself continually marveling over the effortless grace with which this story unfolded. The Witch of Little Italy is a complex, richly textured tale that practically sings with magic, and I know Suzanne Palmieri has a long and brilliant career ahead of her. In a word: I was charmed.'' --Donna Ball, award-winning author of the 'Lady Bug Farm' series'' The Witch of Little Italy had me spellbound from the very start. Suzanne Palmieri has created a poignant, beautiful tale of love, magic, history, and family where all are deeply connected and interwoven.'' --Joanne Rendell, author of The Professors Wives Club ''A mystical family secret hidden in a spicy Italian stew.'' --Kelly Simmons, author of The Bird House
Features & Highlights
- A sparkling debut that will make you believe in the power of love, family, and magic. In Suzanne Palmieri's charming novel,
- The Witch of Little Italy
- , you will be bewitched by the Amore women. When young Eleanor Amore finds herself pregnant, she returns home to her estranged family in the Bronx, called by the ''Sight'' they share, which now grows strong within her. She has only been back once before, when she was ten years old, and while everyone else remembers that summer of sun-drenched beaches, laughter, and cartwheels, Eleanor can't recall anything earlier than the moment she left the house on her last day there. With her past now coming back to her in flashes, she becomes obsessed with recapturing those memories. Aided by her childhood sweetheart, she learns the secrets still haunting her magical family, secrets buried so deep no one knows how they began. In the process, she unlocks a mystery over fifty years old -- The Day the Amores Died -- and reveals once and for all a truth that will either heal or shatter the Amore clan.
