"A book that hurts but with a beauty and humane poetry that allows for nostalgia and sweetness."
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La Voce di Pistoia
“Anna Maria Ortese is a writer of exceptional prowess and force. The stories collected in this volume, which reverberate with Chekhovian energy and melancholy, are revered in Italy by writers and readers alike. Ann Goldstein and Jenny McPhee reward us with a fresh and scrupulous translation.”
Jhumpa Lahiri, author of The Lowland and In Other Words