An electrifying novel set in Sicily about marriage and deceit from bestselling author Delia Ephron
Delia Ephron is a journalist, playwright and screenwriter (including the smash hit You've Got Mail) as well as a bestselling author of both novels and non-fiction. She lives in New York.
‘Ephron piles on the tension in this unflinchingly observed study
of two couples' relationships imploding on a shared holiday. The
presence of an eerily precocious child brings a chill premonition
from the start.’
*Sunday Times Crime Club star pick*
‘A brilliant, biting take on modern relationships… Ephron...has
conjured a minor masterpiece that reads like a mash-up of Henry
James and Raymond Chandler. It leaves you longing for the film –
which is already in the works.’
*Daily Mail*
‘A tense, taut cross between Big Little Lies and The Affair. A
clever cautionary tale.’
*i*
'A master of precise and keen character development, a virtuoso of
pacing and surprise, a wizard at skewering convention and
expectation, Ephron offers a bewitching take on
relationships—marital, parental, casual, and serious—in this
read-in-one-sitting, escapist escapade with a message.'
*Booklist*
'[Ephron] excels at [depicting] characters’ unintended comedy,
their emotional warfare and witty observations of travel and
consumption....with a deft, stinging touch. They are a wise
reminder that the hungers driving these people are a ravenous, even
violent, business.'
*New York Times Book Reviews*
'A seductive and edgy dissection of two imploding marriages—and an
unhinged mother-daughter alliance... Each of these toxic
relationships puts the characters on course to careen headlong into
a dark place of deceit and rage in Ephron’s brilliant takedown of
marital and familial pretense.'
*Publishers Weekly starred review*
'[A] suspenseful, thoroughly delicious tale. You can almost taste
the gelato.'
*People Magazine*
'Sophisticated, elegantly written, delightfully cynical…Ephron’s
novel has the feel of a classic.'
*Patrick Anderson, Washington Post*
'An irresistible novel for fans of psychological thrillers, or
those considering vacationing with former lovers and spouses (often
one and the same).'
*Oprah Magazine*
'Siracusa starts innocuously enough, as an ironic travelogue about
American sophisticates abroad...The situation begins to resemble a
Ford Madox Ford novel, with each narrator recounting and
interpreting the same encounters from vastly differing
perspectives….As the clues pile up, the coming storm is expertly
foreshadowed—but when it arrives, it's utterly surprising.'
*Kirkus Reviews*
'The word ‘unputdownable’ is somewhat overused when describing a
good book—but really, I just could not put this book
down. Delia Ephron’s Siracusa is a dark tale with incredibly
well-drawn characters. It reveals the slights and secrets that
can bring about chaos among friends and within families, and adds
more than a spoonful of evil into the bargain. I stayed up
well past my bedtime to finish.'
*Jacqueline Winspear, author of the Maisie Dobbsnovels*
'Siracusa is dazzling. Here is Delia Ephron with a stunning noir
tale of marriage and morality, as two couples tangled in secret
longings and betrayals travel through Italy, along with a
gimlet-eyed ten-year-old daughter who could have been created by
Henry James. Beware. You will be up all night to finish. I
was.'
*Marie Brenner, author of Apples and Oranges*
'Witty, wicked tale of desire, betrayal and murder.'
*i*
‘A seductive take on marital betrayal…the secrets and lies at the
heart of all relationships.’
*Tatler*
'A brilliantly observed novel.'
*Good Housekeeping*
‘This is a delicious story, ripe for a cinematic adaptation.’
*Bookbag*
'An unusually crackling, tricky journey into the distant land of
other people's marriages... Ephron writes like a warm-blooded
Patricia Highsmith.'
*Meg Wolitzer, author of The Interestings*
‘Siracusa is an Italian aria, a Greek tragedy and a modern American
masterpiece written by Delia Ephron at the height of her
powers…unforgettable.’
*Adriana Trigiani, author of The Shoemaker's Daughter*
'A stunning portrait of two marriages coming unraveled during the
stress of travel abroad. Insightful and engaging. A must-read!’
*Sue Grafton, author of X*
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