'Joyful and profound' * Il Piccolo * 'Clear, razor-sharp prose' * Corriere della Sera * 'A poetic and luminous modern fairy tale, imbued with love, tenderness, passion for life...an ode to the human heart' * Famiglia Cristina * 'Tamaro leads us by the hand to the centre of the world, passing through hope and the essence of happiness' * Eco di Bergamo * 'A story that rotates around the meaning of freedom' * Gazzetta del sud *

Susanna Tamaro has written numerous books, including the bestselling Follow Your Heart, which has sold over 16 million copies in 40 countries. She works for various humanitarian causes and lives on a self-sufficient farm in the Umbrian countryside. Nicoleugenia Prezzavento studied performing arts at the University of Bologna. She works as a theatre director, playwright, translator and editor. She lives between Sicily and Milan. Vicki Satlow is a literary agent and translator. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, she is now based in Milan.