Linda Fagioli-Katsiotas

Among the Zinnias Linda Fagioli-Katsiotas

Come and travel between the Italian island of Incompresso and the small American town of Robin's Nest. Experience passion, sorrow, laughter and love in a tale that will hold your heart and spark your desire to know what is happening . . . Among the Zinnias! Eighty-five-year-old Giovanna Boeri awaits the return of her daughter, Angelina, from America. She cannot understand why Angelina has left their small island when it contains everything anyone would ever want. Giovanna is struggling to care for her ailing husband who is beset by memories of war and murder, one he, himself, has committed but understands too late that it's his grandson, Rocco, who will pay the price. As Giovanna comes to terms with her husband's deteriorating condition, she realizes she can no longer count on him to make decisions, nor can she wait for her own fate to be decided by Angelina. Angelina, with her husband, Pasquale, is struggling in Robin's Nest to maintain a pizzeria. Their son, Rocco, has just been released from an Italian prison after having served ten years. Rather than have him return to their small island, they've bought the pizzeria in hopes of giving Rocco a new beginning in a new location. The pizzeria is supposed to be their catalyst to a happy life. But life rarely follows one's expectations . . .