Heaven And Earth

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Teresa spends every summer in Puglia, Italy, where she escapes into the heat and quiet charm of her father’s childhood home. Her life shifts dramatically when she meets three boys from the neighbouring farm, especially Bern, the one she will love forever.

A story of youthful bonds, hidden tensions, and a love that lasts a lifetime.

Each summer, Teresa follows her father to a sun-drenched corner of Italy’s heel, surrounded by ancient olive groves and a proud, reserved community. There, she whiles away long afternoons lost in the pages of her grandmother’s inexpensive crime novels, wrapped in a warm, almost dreamlike haze.

Everything changes when Teresa encounters Nicola, Tommaso, and Bern, three boys who grew up together on the neighbouring masseria. Raised like brothers in a place seemingly untouched by time, their close and complex relationship captivates Teresa-especially Bern, the man she will love forever.

But beneath the surface of their brotherhood lies a fragile tension. As Teresa soon learns, no bond is truly unbreakable, and no summer lasts forever. Hidden resentments and a twisted form of love guard a dark secret that threatens to unravel their world.

This ambitious and sweeping novel unfolds in the grand tradition of 19th-century coming-of-age stories, offering a unique generational tale. Paolo Giordano, acclaimed for his international bestseller The Solitude of Prime Numbers, brings his storytelling prowess to this captivating new work.

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