Seeking Sicily by John Keahey

As with The Leopard, great writing uncovers the secrets and nuances that help enrich my travel experiences.  And well-written travel essays are a part of that magic process for me.

While some such essays are too obscure and allegoric for me to fully appreciate, this one struck the right balance, with short, descriptive but easy to understand stories.

Keahey visited Sicily four times within one year, visiting it's largest cities and it's smallest villages, always uncovering people's stories from the past that help paint a touching, often painful, but culturally rich picture of this elusive island.