Puglia, Italy, 1921. Leandro returns home now a rich man with a glamorous Americ
an wife, determined to make his mark. But how did he get so wealthy - and what h
aunts his outwardly exuberant wife? Boyd, quiet English architect, is hired to b
uild Leandro's dreams.
But why is he so afraid of Leandro, and what really ha
ppened between them years before, in New York? Clare, Boyd's diffident wife, is
summoned to Puglia with her stepson. At first desperate to leave, she soon finds
a compelling reason to stay. Ettore, starving, poor and grieving for his lost f
iancee, is too proud to ask his Uncle Leandro for help.
Until events conspire
to force his hand. Tensions are high as poverty leads veterans of the Great War
to the brink of rebellion. And under the burning sky, a reckless love and a vio
lent enmity will bring brutal truths to light...
