About the book: 2017 / 1956. California. Twenty-year-old Katerina Rosetta receives news of an unexpected inheritance. Her grandmother, whom the girl had never heard of before, bequeathed her vineyards and a cottage in Italy. There, in her father's homeland, Katerina learns about her family's dramatic past. Many years ago, her mother left her native Italy to pursue her dream of becoming a famous winemaker in California. But an old secret, seemingly long forgotten, there, overseas, will destroy everything that Katerina Rosetta holds dear. And jeopardizes the future with the person who is the meaning of life for her.