The Memory of Bodies
by Marina Di Guardo
Description
Living like an hermit in his luxurious family mansion, Giorgio is a former lawyer in his forties. His mother died in a car accident, his father committed suicide, and the only connection he has with the real world is Agnese, the housemaid that raised him up.
Everything changes when Giorgio runs into Giulia, and the two get tangled-up in a very hot, ambiguous relationship.
The day that Agnese goes missing, the net begins to close in around Giulia and her lies. But Giorgio is hiding some unimaginable, dark secrets of his own...
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Reviews
“A strong, bloody story set in Val Trebbia, a place that Hemingway called ‘the most beautiful hills of the world’”.
«Vanity Fair»
“Marina Di Guardo is the revelation of the year. She is the female voice that Italian publishing world has been looking for ages, a true match for American, English and Nordic writers.”
«Lampoon»
Author Biography
Born in 1961, Marina Di Guardo is the mother of the “Ferragni sisters”: Chiara, Valentina and Francesca. She is a very popular personality in Italy, constantly appearing on TV shows, magazines and social events.
Her novels have been published by Feltrinelli and Mondadori, and her new thriller, Nella buona e nella cattiva sorte, will be published by Mondadori in November 2020.
In 2018, together with her daughter Chiara, she has been the global face of Swarovski Summer campaign.
Recently, she joined The Blonde Salad team.
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- Publisher Mondadori
- Publication Date January 2019
- Orginal LanguageItalian
- ISBN/Identifier 9788804707981
- Publication Country or regionItaly
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 18 EUR
- Pages256
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleLa memoria dei corpi
- Copyright Year2019
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