Four Women. Four Generations. One Bond.
The stories of four generations of strong, vibrant women both
idiosyncratic and adventuresome, each with a rich tale to tell.
Born at the end of the Nineteenth Century and nestled in South Western
Italy, Catarina Pensbene's life in Perdifumo is full of sun-drenched
olive orchards, lush grape vines, delicious peasant food, family and
love. Because of an unexpected plunge into an untenable situation,
Catarina decides to take a huge risk to become a mail order bride and
sets out across the ocean.
Interwoven with Catarina's Ring is the story of her witty and
self-deprecating granddaughter, Juliette Brice. Born and raised in
Northern California, Juliette experiences an unfortunate tragedy that
serves as the impetus for her to shake up her life, and travel to her
grandmother's homeland, where she enrolls in a six-month cooking class
in Lucca, Italy. While abroad, Julliette becomes romantically involved
with a handsome Italian man, yet her destiny dictates she is to return
to California once her class ends. Through the author's attention to
detail and employing both historically accurate and thoroughly modern
storytelling, Catarina's Ring serves up Italian delicacies, luminous
characters, a delicious escape and completely inspiring story.
If you enjoyed books like Where the Crawdads Sing, When We Believed
in Mermaids or Before We Were Yours; then you'll love Catarina's
Ring.
