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Historical Saga

L’incartatrice di arance

(The Woman Who Wrapped Oranges)

Garzanti, March 2026, pp.250

The woman behind the ancient art of wrapping oranges. A story of redemption and emancipation that blends Sicilian folklore with the enchanting world of tarot.

Catania, 1906. Sixteen-year-old Rosetta works at the bustling market, surrounded by blazing colors and intoxicating scents, dreaming of a life beyond the stalls. When she meets Michele, a visionary young farmer who has created a new variety of oranges that keep fresh when wrapped in oiled paper, their shared dream begins to take shape.

After losing her job at the market, Rosetta finds work in a printing house, where she discovers she can decorate the orange-wrapping paper with bold designs, maybe turning a simple trade into a creative revolution that could change both her destiny and Michele’s.

But one tragic night, a dangerous secret drives her away from Michele. Rosetta is pushed into adulthood too soon, yet it is through pain and loneliness that she finds the strength to reinvent herself and claim her own place in a society that is not meant for free women

Garzanti, March 2026, pp.250

  • “A story of dynamism, altruism, and Sicilian sisterhood (…) A writing that is clear and fast-paced.”

    Eleonora Lombardo, La Repubblica

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Barbara Bellomo

Barbara Bellomo holds a PhD in Ancient History and teaches at a secondary school. She is the author of several academic publications on Roman history.  For Salani, she has published the Isabella De Clio trilogy, featuring a Sicilian female archaeologist. She is also the author of the historical thriller Il libro dei sette sigilli (The Book of the Seven Seals, 2020) and the historical novel La casa del carrubo (The Carob Tree House, 2022).

In 2024, she made her debut with Garzanti with La biblioteca dei fisici scomparsi (The Library of the Missing Physicists). L’incartatrice di arance (The Woman Who Wrapped Oranges, 2026) is her latest novel.

 

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