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On Tuesday, September 29, .at 6 PM, at the IAHF, we will have a special presentation by Bay Area author, Natalie Galli regarding her book about Franca Viola. Franca , when a young lady , was raped when she spurned her suitor. From a medieval tradition, if the girl marries the assaulter , Italian law of the time (up until the 1970's) drops the rape charges. Franca refused to marry her rapist in spite of much pressure to do so. This courageous statement by Franca, made world wide attention in the 1960's. For Natalie , as a young Sicilian American, growing up in San Francisco, it also made a profound impression when she read the small "filler" article in the San Francisco Chronicle. She never forgot the story, and when Natalie had the opportunity to visit relatives in Sicily, she took it as a personal quest to meet Franca.

It was exciting to have Queen of Secrets recommended to me as much of the story is set in the east foothills of San Jose in the 1930’s. Familiarity makes the book very special. Queen of Secrets is a book written stylistically as a story within a story.

Linda has provided a review of Cambridge Street by author Steven Decker.

Linda Binkley provides a Book Review of "Siciliana" a novel written by Carlo Traviso. The author may be on hand at the 2022 Italian Family Festa to sign copies of his book.

Sicilian Sisterhood was popping in celebration on Monday, June 4, 2018. An amazing group turned out for our Inaugural Membership Meeting. You could feel the love and friendship in the room as we celebrating our new beginning. Over 35 Members joined on Monday with over 70 in attendance. Many thanks to everyone who joined the fun and popped a balloon to celebrate our new journey together.
Our adventure has started! We now start work on the many areas our club will engage in as a group. Filling committees, planning club events, continuing our philanthropy goals and new adventures await.