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The Little I Knew

The Little I Knew

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2025: The Bestselling Italian Phenomenon

  • ISBN: 978-1068693489
  • Translator: Ailsa Wood
  • Genre: Fiction, Translated Fictioin

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In Scauri, an end of the line seaside town forty miles or so from Rome, Vittoria dies unexpectedly in her bath. Whilst the townsfolk meet the event with sad but respectful southern Italian silence, Lea, the town lawyer, wants to investigate. Who was Vittoria, what were her secrets, why had she mysteriously arrived in Scauri thirty years earlier? And was her relationship with Lea all that it seemed?

 

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Scauri

In this unforgettable portrait of a small town and the women who live there, reverberations from the past catch up with present. Through the silences, Vittoria’s story is revealed and everything – passions, emotions, and relationships – changes forever.

Locations are mentioned in passing but the story flits between the various port towns and the city of Rome.

BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Little I Knew

Destination/location: Lazio region, Rome   Author/guide: Chiara Valerio  Departure Time: 2025

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