S1E13: There She Goes: Ann Leary, The Godfather Town & season 1 finale

Today we travel to Sicily with Ann Leary, as she and her husband Denis face their fears in search of The Godfather, drive the terrifying Autostrade, get lost on nearly vertical switchbacks, and hike up Mt Etna, where, she notes, “lava could erupt at any moment with zero warning.”

Ann Leary is the author of the novels, THE CHILDREN, THE GOOD HOUSE, OUTTAKES FROM A MARRIAGE, and the memoir, AN INNOCENT, A BROAD.

Her bestselling novel, THE GOOD HOUSE, has recently been adapted as a motion picture. The film starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline, will be released in 2020. Ann’s New York Times essay, “Rallying to Keep the Game Alive,” was adapted for the Amazon Modern Love TV Series and stars Tina Fey and John Slattery. She is currently working on a new novel and a collection of essays for Simon and Schuster. Her work has been translated into eighteen languages and she has written for numerous publications including Ploughshares, NPR, Real Simple and the New York Times.

First appeared in the Best Women’s Travel Writing, Volume 11