(Paperback)

(Paperback)

1978. The hottest summer of the twentieth century. In a tiny Italian rural community, nine-year-old Michele makes a discovery so momentous and terrifying that he dare not tell anyone.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

In swampy Ischiano Scalo the adults are all losers and the children dream of escape. Meek little Pietro is constantly struggling with the torments of school bullies and indifferent parents. His only comforts lie in his friendship with Gloria and his favourite teacher, Flora.

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Cristiano Zena lives with his hard-drinking father, Rino. Rino Zena and his cronies are planning a ram raid on an ATM using a converted tractor. The wary, adoring Cristiano sits in on their meetings, watching their half-baked plans unravel. He has no idea that something very, very bad is about to happen. Or that it will change his life forever.