Smith, Dominic

Return to Valetto

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ISBN 13:: 9781250335777
author:: Smith, Dominic
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Picador USA
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2024
Pages:: 336
Dimensions:: 20.1 x 12.7 x 2.3 centimetres (0
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:: New
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Return to Valetto A Novel by Dominic Smith In the nearly abandoned Italian village of Valetto, a family's dark past begins to unravel. Once a thriving community that survived centuries of earthquakes and landslides, Valetto became a hub of resistance and refuge during World War II. Now, only ten residents remain, including three eccentric sisters and their steely centenarian mother, who live quietly in their medieval villa. When Hugh, the family's historian nephew, returns to his childhood home, he is met with an unexpected arrival: Elisa Tomassi, who claims that the family patriarch gave her cottage as a gesture of gratitude. As the truth about this revelation comes to light, it exposes a secret that has affected Valetto across generations - a betrayal, a disappearance, and an unspeakable act of violence. Dominic Smith's Return to Valetto is a riveting journey into one family's dark past, a page-turning excavation of the ruins of history, and a probing look at our commitment to justice in a fragile world.

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