A love story in the land of Balbo, Matteotti and Don Minzoni. Supported by a writing that combines the enveloping tones of magical realism with those of the precise historical story, this choral novel, full of vitalism and unforgettable characters, draws readers away, delivering us a story to which we still belong.

«A beautiful story of struggle, anti-fascism, love and diversity that photographs the present from afar. A writing that with rare sensitivity becomes the language of the heart.» - Viola Ardone

After the end of the First World War, thousands of peasants in the Ferrara countryside burst into rage, exploited for decades in the work of clearing valleys infested with malaria. The Callegari are a family of skidders and washerwomen who cross this universe of misery and idealism, of water and land, in which it is women, first of all Ginisca, who try to change the fate of their daughters. The province of Ferrara after the war is under the undisputed rule of the red leagues, then it is overwhelmed by the reaction of black shirt teams and it is in this climate of hatred and violence that meet Tina and Lucia, The daughters of a fascist agrarian and a socialist leader.