Return to Valetto
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Castle Valley Library - Adult Fiction Book
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
On a hilltop in Umbria sits Valetto. Once a thriving village that survived centuries of earthquakes and landslides and became a hub of resistance and refuge during World War II, it has since been nearly abandoned, as residents sought better lives elsewhere. Only ten remain, including the widows Serafino―three eccentric sisters and their steely centenarian mother―who live quietly in their medieval villa. Then their nephew and grandson, Hugh, a historian, returns.
But someone else has arrived before him, laying claim to the cottage where Hugh spent his childhood summers. The unwelcome guest is the captivating and no-nonsense Elisa Tomassi, who asserts that the family patriarch, Aldo Serafino, a resistance fighter whom her own family harbored, gave the cottage to them in gratitude. But like so many threads of history, this revelation unravels a secret―a betrayal, a disappearance, and an unspeakable act of violence―that has affected Valetto across generations. Who will answer for the crimes of the past?
Dominic Smith’s Return to Valetto is a riveting journey into one family’s dark past, a page-turning excavation of the ruins of history, and a probing look at our commitment to justice in a fragile world. It is also a deeply human and transporting testament to the possibility of love and understanding across gaps of all kinds―even time.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Smith, D. (2023). Return to Valetto (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Smith, Dominic, 1971-. 2023. Return to Valetto. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Smith, Dominic, 1971-. Return to Valetto Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Smith, Dominic. Return to Valetto First edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
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