I am just loving this beautiful cover and story, The Lovers by Paolo Cognetti. This is translated from Italian and is character driven. I feel like I need a really good novel right now, so this is great timing!
Here’s the synopsis: “Fausto moves to Fontana Fredda—Cold Fountain—a small remote village high in the mountains, having left Milan and an old love behind. Out of the way and off the beaten path, Fontana Fredda is a town that operates by its own rules, sense of time, and movement of seasons. Its citizens lead quiet but complex lives—and Fausto is attracted to that contrast. There’s Santorso, the former forest ranger who prefers the company of wolves to humans. Babette, the elegant ex-urbanite who, after a brief fling with a mountain man, opened a permanent fixture in the village: the little restaurant where Fausto works as a line cook, catering to visiting skiers. And it is there where he meets Silvia, the new waitress. Young, cheerful, with the air of a world traveler, the two quickly become friends, and so much more.
With the turn of seasons, Fausto and Silvia’s relationship is profoundly changed by the winds of time. Life, as they discover, contains endless possibilities.
Structured in short distilled chapters, Paolo Cognetti’s luminous, atmospheric novel offers an elegant portrait of a budding romance between two kindred, but different spirits united by their attraction to an isolated landscape. Empathetic, achingly evocative, and buoyed by an affection for the natural world, it is a beautiful meditation on our infinite search to understand our place in the universe.”
Thank you @harperviabooks for this gifted copy! The Lovers published last month and is available to purchase on our Amazon storefront!
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