What Was Lost When a Beloved Home Was Sold—and What Was Gained

Sat, 09 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Originally published by Vogue

“Anyone who has once known this land can never be quite free from the nostalgia for it,” D.H. Lawrence said aboutSicily.The statement counts double for the Aeolian Islands and triple for the island ofAlicudi, a gem in the Mediterranean Sea that has been a refuge for my family for 34 years. The island is too steep for cars or roads; instead, hundreds of steps have been built to the top of a now-defunct crater.

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What Was Lost When a Beloved Home Was Sold—and What Was Gained