Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline

A historical marvel and a deep seated family and cultural journey into the heart of Sicily during the 1800's. There are the wealthy Dons and there are the poor who work for them all the while dreaming of a chance to own their own land and freedom. Two brothers try to break the cycle by violent means after discovering that being honest and working hard is not enough to rise up. A quiet man follows his heart instead of tending to his family and goes in search of kidnapped boys. One of the kidnapped is committed to a madhouse as an outcast and will be saved by a young woman who is also an outcast because of her skin. Political upheaval, violence as well as great tenderness and family wherever you find it are the primary themes here. Lisa Scottoline shows us real loyalty - to a cause you are passionate about and its leader, to a family or village that took care of you and not out of power or fear. Fans of her first historical novel ETERNAL, BENEATH A SCARLET SKY or THE SEVEN OR EIGHT LIVES OF STELLA FORTUNA will enjoy this. 
​4 stars