AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER[An] immersive saga. . . . A celebration of family and a
paean to the power of storytelling.”—People Book of the WeekTrigiani conveys the beauty of
Italy the hardships of war the taste of family recipes and the enduring love of
family.—Library Journal (starred)The beauty of any book by Adriana Trigiani is her ability to
interweave life and fiction. . . . Don’t miss your chance to take this unforgettable journey
with the Cabrelli women!” —Lisa Wingate Book of the MonthFrom a master of visual and palpable
detail” (The Washington Post) comes a lush immersive novel about three generations of Tuscan
artisans with one remarkable secret. Epic in scope and resplendent with the glorious themes of
identity and belonging The Good Left Undone unfolds in breathtaking turns. Matelda the
Cabrelli family’s matriarch has always been brusque and opinionated. Now as she faces the end
of her life she is determined to share a long-held secret with her family about her own
mother’s great love story: with her childhood friend Silvio and with dashing Scottish sea
captain John Lawrie McVicars the father Matelda never knew. . . . In the halcyon past
Domenica Cabrelli thrives in the coastal town of Viareggio until her beloved home becomes
unsafe when Italy teeters on the brink of World War II. Her journey takes her from the rocky
shores of Marseille to the mystical beauty of Scotland to the dangers of wartime
Liverpool—where Italian Scots are imprisoned without cause—as Domenica experiences love loss
and grief while she longs for home. A hundred years later her daughter Matelda and her
granddaughter Anina face the same big questions about life and their family’s legacy while
Matelda contemplates what is worth fighting for. But Matelda is running out of time and the
two timelines intersect and weave together in unexpected and heartbreaking ways that lead the
family to shocking revelations and ultimately redemption.
