"In 1975 at the bequest of my grandfather I made a trip to the ancestral home of my family, the town of Acquaviva delle Fonti in Puglia, Italy. In four words, it changed my life. Jump cut to over 40 years later and I happen to meet Annie Lanzillotto, a gifted writer, director, and renaissance woman who shares this same ancestral home as I. Read this book and you'll understand why I cherish my friendship with this woman."

Joe Mantegna

"Multitalented Annie Lanzillotto is a mesmerist who gifts us with a sumptuous word feast worthy of a great poet. This tale about ancestors, spiritual renewal, and a region of Italy that is both ancient and magical enfolds you like a mother. Lanzillotto is a master storyteller who will charm you as easily as her female progenitors wove spells and created legends that still captivate today."

Marianne Leone, author of Jesse and Ma Speaks Up

"More on her own than she's ever been, readers will be reunited with the passionate and lyrical prose we've come to love about Lanzillotto. An intimate experience with matrilineal Italian tradition, and a warm and meaningful time with a dear friend that we all so desperately need. Both prophet and angel, Annie Lanzillotto is one of the greatest, most dedicated teachers and mentors you'll ever encounter."

Erica N. Cardwell, author of Wrong is Not My Name

"Annie Lanzillotto's poems are a dream state in real time, sung in two tongues, from one heart, where 'three winds form the source.' She is one of our most gifted storytellers, relentless in her pursuit to 'shred language and break lines / until meaning comes.' We need her audaciousness and her genuine wise voice in these uncertain times."

Tim Z. Hernandez, author of All They Will Call You