The Almond Picker: A Novel

The child of poor farmers La Mennulara became a maid for a well-to-do local family when she was only a girl; by dint of hard work and intelligence she became the indispensable administrator of the familys affairs. Still she was a mere servant and now (as this story begins) she is dead.. As the details unfold about this mysterious woman The Almond Picker assumes the witty suspense of a thriller the emotional power of a love story and the evocative atmosphere of a historical novel. Set in Sicily in the 1960s a violent complicated society in the midst of tumultuous change The Almond Picker is the story of a woman who negotiated for her freedom as no one else dared.