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“I was struck straightaway by the singular force of her taut, meditative, sorrowful writing.”  -- Jhumpa Lahiri

A diamond-sharp, Italian classic about the mysterious relationships between two partisan couples in German-occupied Italy in the wintry mountains of Piemonte

This hauntingly beautiful, sharply modern novel of WWII is perfect for fans of Tove Ditlevsen, Rachel Cusk, and Lucia Berlin

Translated into English for the first time, A Silence Shared is a captivating classic novel that inhabits the silent spaces between historic events, depicting the mysterious luminosity of human relationships in extraordinary circumstances.

In prose of subtle, enigmatic atmospheres and acutely precise images, Lalla Romano evokes both the tension and the stillness of life in occupied Italy.

Sheltering from the war in a provincial town outside of Turin, Giulia and her husband Stefano feel an instant affinity with Ada and Paolo: she a spontaneous, vibrant young woman, he a sickly intellectual, a teacher and partisan in hiding.

As the Germans begin to occupy Italy, a subtle dance of attractions between the couples begins, intensified by their shared isolation and the muffled hum of threat over a long, hard winter.

Book details

• Full title: Silence Shared
• Author: Brian Robert Moore
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• EAN: 9781782278207
• ISBN: 1782278206
• ID: 39221998
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Weight: 367 g
• Dimensions: 198 × 129 mm
• Date of publishing: 19. January 2023

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