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I’m Not Scared

I’m Not Scared

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One relentlessly hot summer, six children explore the scorched wheat fields that enclose their...

The Darkest Winter

The Darkest Winter

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In November 1944, in the worst winter ever known in Bologna, in the depths of the war, the...

We Want Everything

We Want Everything

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It was the Autumn of 1969, and Italy exploded. Across the north of the country, factory workers...

My Brother is an Only Child

My Brother is an Only Child

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An unforgettable coming of age story of love, family and politics and also an award-winning film...

The Leopard

The Leopard

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An Italian classic in a beautiful hardback, quarterbound edition. In the spring of 1860, Fabrizio,...

Blind Argus

Blind Argus

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Blind Argus is a story about love, the search for love, the cheating that lovers practise on...

The Voice of the Violin

The Voice of the Violin

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Montalbano's gruesome discovery of a naked young woman suffocated in her bed immediately sets him...

The Crocodile

The Crocodile

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Transferred to Naples after a tangle with the Sicilian Mafia, Detective Inspector Giuseppe...

The Leopard

The Leopard

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In the spring of 1860, Fabrizio, the charismatic Prince of Salina, still rules over thousands of...

The Moro Affair

The Moro Affair

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On 16th March 1978 Aldo Moro, a former Prime Minister of Italy, was ambushed in Rome. Within three...

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Tokyo Express

Author: Seichō Matsumoto

In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young and beautiful couple are discovered. Sta

Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

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Night Train to Lisbon follows Raimund Gregorius, a 57-year-old Classics scholar, on a journey that t

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I'm Not Scared

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