My island in the sun: a true story. What happens when a 23-year old student takes his books and leaves his country for the south of Italy? He finds an mediterranean island of 9.5 square kilometers, which others have left in search of work in Australia, Argentina and the USA. He buys a ruin, builts a subtropical garden with his own hands and with little money. A dream comes true - and reality opens a new page: the life of singer and novelist Roland Zoss. An award-winning story about the remote Aeolian island Filicudi off Sicily/Italy, a volcanic archipelago which is a UNESCO World Heritage Area. Published in German in Switzerland. An award-winning story about one of the remote Aeolian islands off Sicily/Italy, a volcanic archipelago which is a UNESCO World Heritage Area. Published in German in Switzerland.