This is not the book you'd expect, and it surprises you pleasantly—both in what it says and in the delicate, poetic way it speaks of nature and feeling.
The narrative pulls you into the protagonist's inner world, a man living simultaneously in the present and in his past.
He inhabits the present constructively, in a household where a handicapped daughter is central—a family whose daily life unfolds in quiet tones. What emerges most vividly is the emotional and spiritual reality beneath the surface: the lived experience of hearts and souls.
The past returns to him in a different register—something like a thriller, tense with the need to solve a childhood puzzle that shaped his entire life. The author builds carefully toward a finale that is also, at first, unexpected. Yet the narration never falters. The feelings expressed are always intense and significant, but never melodramatic. When you finish, you don't carry bitterness away. You carry only the pleasure of having lived through a powerful emotion—and a deep calm of spirit.
Domenico Vento, 2007