The House of Scorta spans five generations in a small village in southern Italy.

Beginning in 1870 when Rocco Scorta Mascalzone, a notorious brigand who leaves his children penniless, the saga of the Scortas is one of infamous crimes, forsaken loves and lifelong secrets.  Years of struggle produce only a small family-owned tobacco shop, but the family's real wealth lies in a storehouse of memories and a stubborn pride in its own power