Catarina's Ring: A Novel

The interwoven stories of two vibrant young women from two different eras, bonded by family and their ability to take chances.

In the early twentieth century in the southern Italian town of Perdifumo, Catarina Pensbene lives a life of sun-drenched olive groves, lush grapevines, and delicious food. She supports her family working as a maid, but troubling incident soon has her taking a huge risk. Catarina becomes a mail order bride and sets out across the Atlantic to America and an unknown future . . .

Decades later in northern California, an unfortunate tragedy shakes up the life of Juliette Brice. She decides to travel her grandmother Catarina’s homeland of Italy, enrolling in a six-month cooking class in Lucca. The plan is to return home once the class ends, but an unexpected romance could change everything . . .

With both historically accurate and thoroughly modern storytelling, Catarina’s Ring serves up Italian delicacies, luminous characters, a delicious escape, and completely inspiring story.

Perfect for readers of Where the Crawdads Sing, When We Believed in Mermaids, and Before We Were Yours.

Praise for Catarina’s Ring

“Engaging characters, delectable food, gorgeous Italian landscapes and simmering love make for a delicious novel that will leave you hungry for more.” —Gabi Moskowitz, author of Hot Mess Kitchen

“Deftly constructed . . . An extraordinary and original novel that will hold the reader’s thoroughly absorbed attention from beginning to end. Solidly entertaining from first page to last, Catarina’s Ring is highly recommended.” —Midwest Book Review

© 2015 TMA Press (Ebook): 9780990537052

Release date

Ebook: 19 October 2015