
The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
Insights from The Amalfi Curse
“The ocean doesn't forgive, and it certainly never forgets.”
Livia spends her whole life fearing the water. It represents every secret her family ever kept. She finally realizes that the truth is heavier than the sea itself.
“Yellow skins hiding bitter hearts.”
The lemon groves in Amalfi feel like a paradise. But the soil is soaked in blood from centuries ago. Beauty often grows right on top of something terrible.
“Silence is the sharpest blade a mother can wield.”
Grief can turn into a literal curse if you let it. Elianna tried to protect her children by lying to them. Instead, she just handed them a different kind of ghost.
The old well in the village is more than just stone. It acts like a drain for everyone's sins. Eventually, even the deepest hole overflows.
- Published
- 2025
- Publisher
- Park Row
- ISBN
- 9780778308003