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Giulia Dal Mas, author of numerous novels, has captivated with her stories thousands of readers. With Tre60 she has published La donna che dipingeva il vento (The Woman Who Painted the Wind, 2024) and L’ultima guaritrice (The Last Healer, 2025). Il canto delle filatrici (The Song of the Silk Spinners, 2026) is her latest novel.
Northern Italy, 1930s. In a small mountain village, the three Santarossa sisters live under the weight of hard work in the silk mills and the merciless gaze of the community, until a forbidden love shatters the fragile balance of their lives.
When Adelina, one of the sisters, gives birth to a child out of wedlock, the scandal leaves the family burdened with a shame that is hard to erase. Forced to leave, Adelina escapes to Venice in search of a fresh start. Her sister Nella also departs, determined to find a work in a factory in Turin and to join other women fighting for independence. Only Iolanda remains behind, enduring the village’s judgement and carrying on in silence.
It is Iolanda who raises Maria as her own and continues to work at the local silk mill, where patience and skill eventually earn her the coveted role of silk reeler. Yet the past casts a long shadow, and as fascism, war and separation reshape their lives, Maria must find her own path and discover the strength to face an uncertain future.
A powerful and compelling historical family saga, set against the backdrop of the twentieth century’s defining events, that celebrates the resilience and courage of women.
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