Chapter 1<br > "I think this is a big mistake， Donny， leaving beautiful Sor-<br >rento for these wild-looking hills and mountains" Cathleen<br >Ryan Belardo said to her husband. Then after he didn t answer<br >soon enough to her satisfaction， she asked， "Are you sure that<br >gas station attendant near Salerno said the second gravel road<br >after Pignola? Your Montenuovo isn t even on this atlas map.<br >Really， why do we have to leave this nice， secure， paved road?<br >Can t we go back to Sorrento， before it s too late， and we get<br >totally lost?"<br > "No， Irish， we re not going back. The guy said to avoid going<br >into Potenza and to hang a right at the interchange， then head<br >south. It s the second gravel road to our left， about halfway to<br >Anzi， after the Pignola turnoff， which would be to our right."<br >After a pause， Donato "Donny" Belardo added， "Will you listen<br >to me? I sound like a regular tour guide with diarrhea of the<br >mouth."<br > "That s the catch， Donny. How far is halfway? This road<br >hasn t exactly been loaded with signs"<br > "The guy should know what he s talking about. He said he<br > was from the Potenza area of Basilicata， which--by the way--is<br > also known by its original Latin name， Lucania" Then after<br ><br >