Meet Ma, she is a Sicilian Mama who has just met Michele the girlfriend of her son Gino. Ma has just been handed the news that would forever change her life. Gino's new love is not Sicilian, not even a dark haired Italian, she's Chinese. Ma and Michele are two strong women who fight for the attention and affections of one man, Gino. Their turbulent relationship over a twenty year span starts off as a budding relationship, it begins with young love, and ends in pain and heartache. This story will win your heart as you are introduced to the people who enter and exit Ma and Michele's life. Whether you are Sicilian or Chinese, this riveting story will keep you captivated as you are drawn into their tight knit family.

シチリアの情熱と中国の誇り。本作が描くのは、単なる文化の衝突を超えた「女たちの魂の攻防」です。著者のミケーレ・リーは、一人の男を巡り火花を散らす二人の女性の二十年を、剥き出しの感情で活写しました。伝統への執着と新しい愛が交錯し、反発が理解へと変わる過程は、文学的な力強さに満ちており、読者の胸を熱く焦がします。 物語の深層には、家族という絆がもたらす「愛と痛みの表裏一体性」が流れています。排他的な愛情が昇華し、別離を経て永遠の記憶へと変わる軌跡は、人種を超えた普遍的な救いを示唆しています。緊密で息苦しくも美しい家族という名の小宇宙に、あなたも最後には必ず涙するはずです。