Italy, the 2000s. What does it take to be happy? Not a man, like disillusioned 19-year-old Leda Balni was raised to believe....

Strong-headed, sarcastic Leda enrolls into a biotech major. A crush on a sexy genius makes her forget her restlessness but not for long. Can you apply the scientific method to happiness? Figure out what it is and how to get it?

In a whirlwind of Vespa adventures, college exams, rock, philosophy, science, and chemistry - both the inorganic and the sizzling kind - Leda deconstructs happiness and establishes her own rules to the game of life, but is there room for love?

Landscapes from Florence, Milan, Padua, and Garda Lake add to the enchanting narration. If you love strong female characters and heartfelt advice, don't miss this witty, introspective novel, part romance, part self-help, but always realistic and inspiring women of all ages to be their brave true selves.

Finding Leda is the first book in The Sonder Series. It is self-standing and directed at an adult audience, though suitable for teens, but there are references to Leda's previous adventures narrated in The Italian Saga, a 4-novel YA series about Leda's childhood.

The books are a fictionalized memoir based on the life of author GB Amman, a novelist and molecular biologist born and raised in Italy. The science in the book is explained in lay terms but is accurate.