Synopsis

In the beginning was the Shiver, a violent earthquake that at the beginning of the last century caused the mountain to collapse and the creature that had been imprisoned there long before to rise again. Fifty years later, the small village of Roccasa still lives in the shadow of that curse, which unleashes terrible impulses in men and has reduced women to painful resignation. Only the Sarachie lineage remains to fight it, passing down from mother to daughter the secret of consoling and healing their fellow villagers. Little Teresa is one of them, and she will soon have to abandon childhood to embrace her destiny. In these pages, Michele Orti Manara crafts a captivating plot that blends religion and folklore, a coming-of-age novel and a dark fairy tale, echoes of the past and current themes. A ruthless story in which no one, absolutely no one, is safe.