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"Orsola is a young girl growing up at the foot of the Italian Alps in the peace following the First World War. She is satisfied with her simple life of tending to her family and roaming mountain meadows to pick alpine daisies.But as she grows older, the world around her becomes more complicated and the search for her prized flowers becomes a search for something more. By chance, she forms a life-changing friendship with glamorous Claretta, a girl from Milan. A wide-eyed Orsola soon discovers that Claretta’s family is well-connected to fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
As dark clouds gather, Orsola tries to make sense of her changing landscape, from her amiable but oppressive village life to the extravagance and extremes of Claretta’s upper-class circle. She wrestles with her duty to her family, to her country, and ultimately to herself."
This first novel by Wellington-based author Linda Martelletti is available for pre-order now: https://www.unitybooks.co.nz/products/orsola
Join us at Unity Books as Ockham Award-winner Emily Perkins launches the novel into the world.
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