Ciao per sempre

A young woman, her return to Puglia and a family secret that alters her view of the past. And perhaps the future. A fresh, original debut novel about how to free oneself from the past, come to terms with grief and try to become a new person.

Margherita is over thirty but she still struggles to put together her life as a woman. The death of her grandmother suddenly calls her back to her origins and her land, Puglia. She has to attend the funeral in Collina d’oro [Golden Hill] , where she grew up in the ’90s, with lands where they grow grain for the town, lands that give this town “that fairy-tale and slightly silly name”. She returns to her old house, her family, her childhood friend, her first love, and a stranger who finds the right moment to slip a piece of crumpled white paper in her hand, a piece of paper that says “These letters are from your grandmother. Please don’t be afraid.” A terrible family secret is about to emerge, forcing Margherita to come to terms with her memories, her roots and herself.