Meet Stefania Auci author of "The Florios of Italy."

Stefania Auci's grand, sweeping novel, set in early 19th C, in which the brilliant best-selling Sicilian novelist Stefania Auci, unfolds the true story of the Florio family of Sicily.

Determined to be richer and more powerful than anybody else, the larger-than-life Florio men and women of Stefania’s novel march from rags to riches and literally drag Sicily with them to the apex of wealth and power. Stefania’s novel is also a lesson in bold initiatives, risk-taking, entrepreneurial drive, and the power of open and free commerce to transform lives and countries.

In a Polaris-Live exclusive, Stefania Auci will share her love of writing, of Sicily, of Italy, and the Florio family.