A modern masterpiece from one of Italy’s most acclaimed authors, My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila.
A Mediterranean sister to the heroines of Jane Austen and Emily Brontë, Agnello Hornby’s Agata, the Nun of the book's title, fully inhabits her own time yet embodies strength of will and a spiritual fortitude that is timeless.
Set against the stunning Sardinian landscape of rugged mountains and villages lost in time, this internationally bestselling novel is a multi-generational family saga about love, lust and country.
2010, pp. 208, $ 15.00 Region: Italy Book collection: World Noir
“Carlotto is a master of the genre. He keeps the reader on the edge of his seat until the very end with compact, incisive storytelling.” —Il Giornale di Vicenza
“Cecilia is a passionate and meticulous account of a fifteen-year-old in search of her spiritual identity, all the while conscious of the fact that every mortal needs her gods.”—D–La Repubblica
As brilliantly crafted as a first-rate suspense novel and with the kind of emotional impact associated with the best literary fiction, Mastrogiacomo’s story of courage and tenacity in the face of imminent danger is unforgettable.
From the pen of the international bestselling author of The Last Legion, comes a new political thriller set during the tempestuous final days of Julius Caeser’s Imperial Rome.