Traces In The Soil: The Story of Olive Trees, Forgotten Roots, and Finding Home
Penny Barber
Traces in the Soil
The Story of Olive Trees, Forgotten Roots, and Finding Home
When Gia Rossi boards a plane to Italy, she is chasing more than a family mystery—she is searching for herself. What begins as a journey to uncover the roots of her ancestry soon becomes a life-altering experience in a hillside village overlooking Lake Garda, where the soil seems to whisper the stories of generations past.
Drawn in by the quiet charm of Tremosine and the brooding, enigmatic Tommaso Bellini, Gia finds herself caught between the ghosts of history and the tender possibility of something new. As she peels back layers of family secrets, walks roads once traveled by her ancestors, and shares meals and moments in an olive grove kissed by time, she discovers that love does not just wait—it grows, sometimes in the places we least expect.
A lyrical and emotionally rich novel about love, loss, healing, and the beauty of belonging by choice, Traces in the Soil is a celebration of quiet moments, deep roots, and the enduring strength of the human heart.
