Fleurieu Living Magazine

Nonnas and nonnos

The Journey

As Amabile Zuzolo was preparing to leave her village in rural Italy for the distant shores of Australia, she tucked some basil seeds into her bra. The impulsive gesture was a wish for the future, that one day in her sun-scorched new home she would plant a garden and be surrounded once more by the perfume of basilico.

The young mother was on her way with her two children to meet her husband Francesco Zuzolo. Two years earlier, Francesco had fled an Italy ravaged by Mussolini.

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