I CANNOLI DI MARITES

After the success of Cinque donne e un arancino, a bestseller with over 40.000 copies sold, the second chapter of the series starring the "Ladies of Montepepe" by beloved Italian author Catena Fiorello Galeano.

Summer just ended and the five ladies of Monte Pepe are enjoying the success of their rotisserie "Il regno degli arancini". After their participation in Octavia Cooper's famous show, they have become real stars, but notoriety is not what they are looking for. They prefer to embark on an exciting new project: thanks to the literary passion of Nunziatina and the meeting with a great writer, Monte Pepe is about to become the "village of Poetry and Enchantment". Accompanied by the verses of Prévert, Pasolini, Dickinson and many others, among unexpected loves, mysterious threatening letters and twists and turns, the five passionate ladies are ready to welcome a new friend, Marites, a woman from a distant country who reveals a singular talent for cannoli, among the most beloved Sicilian desserts. Catena Fiorello (Catania, 1966) writes for newspapers, television and radio programs. Her first novel, Picciridda (2006), a popular success later turned into a film directed by Paolo Licata and winner of the "Globo d'oro" miglior opera prima, describes the emigration of a family to Germany in the sixties through the compelling story of an eleven-year-old girl left in Sicily with her grandmother. Among her works: Casca il mondo, casca la terra (Rizzoli, 2012), Dacci oggi il nostro pane quotidiano. Ricordi, sogni e ricette di una famiglia come tante. La mia (Rizzoli, 2013), Un padre è un padre (Rizzoli, 2014), L'amore a due passi (Giunti, 2016), and Tutte le volte che ho pianto (Giunti, 2019). Cinque donne e un arancino (Giunti, 2020) remained at the top of the best-seller list for weeks.