"Gardel's ferocious debut novel roars from a deep pit of longing and puts repressed desire in a chokehold, mining it for any and all of its redemptive qualities. Despite its brevity, the novel feels like an epic."
—
Necessary Fiction
“Chiara’s engrossing novel of loafing lotharios in post-WWII Italy hums with suspense … Readers will be swept away by this lush, gothic-tinged mystery and its unscrupulous characters.”
Publishers Weekly