In a fictional memoir, Professor Frigerio recalls thirty years of raising a disabled son whose tragic ailments were cased at birth by one doctor's carelessness and describes his wife and other son, in an evocative novel that captures the lives of members of a family dealing at once with a great tragedy and a great love. 20,000 first printing.

A serial killer is terrorising the students of Bologna. Rookie female detective Grazia Negro is determined to solve the case. Only one witness can positively identify the killer and he's blind.

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After the death of the pope, cardinals from around the world gather at the Vatican to select a new pontiff, but after four months without a decision, everyone becomes increasingly impatient, while leaders of various factions advocate for their candidates. Original.