Growing-up and loving in the Mafia-ridden city of Palermo. A story that spans 20 years seen through the eyes of a child, Arturo, who is brought-up in a fascinating and terrible city where, nonetheless, there is still place for passion and laughter.
THE MAFIA ONLY KILLS IN SUMMER is a love story that describes the attempts by Arturo to win the heart of his beloved Flora, a classmate that he took a fancy to in junior school and that he regards as a princess.
Real events that took place in Sicily between the 1970s and the 1990s are the setting of this charming and funny story.