Maruzza Musumeci is a fascinating woman who exudes a mysterious power. When she agrees to marry the simple gardener Gnazio, he can hardly believe his luck. He takes her claim of being a siren as a charming quirk. However, over time, Maruzza's behavior becomes increasingly strange to him: she speaks in a foreign language with her nearly hundred-year-old great-grandmother, and at night she stands on the balcony singing in a haunting voice. Despite the birth of their four children, Maruzza is continually drawn back to the sea. A fairy-tale novel about love, life in nature, and the longing for another world.