Sicily‚ a country where words are as scarce as the rain‚ family secrets are buried under the ashes of the Etna and where the shadows of black hats linger…
Ponce has just turned 14. He has never left his village. Léonidas‚ his older brother takes him with him to Catane‚ the big city he travels to once a year to sell his onion crop. Ponce has a lot to learn. He opens his big eyes wide with astonishment on the world (and women!) that he discovers and he questions himself: in what type of traffic was Léonidas involved? Why did he accept to hide rifles under his cargo? Not quite enough to deter Ponce and Léonidas from the essential: when a woman is beautiful‚ you must tell her. When the rain falls‚ you get wet. When you have gold‚ you go far. Age: 15 and up

Novel‚ 11 x 21 cm‚ 144 PP.