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A short novel of affecting elegance -Vogue Cognetti... delivers a beautiful meditation on nature, love, and renewal. -Publishers Weekly A masterclass in high-altitude atmosphere, a sharp portrait of a community and a touching romance, all condensed into 200 pages. -Financial TimesAs a romance blooms in an isolated Italian Alpine town fate and free will shape the lives of many in this gorgeously written novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Eight Mountains, basis for the 2022 Cannes Jury Prize winning filmFausto moves to Fontana Fredda-Cold Fountain-a small, remote village high in the mountains, having left Milan and an old love behind. Out of the way and off the beaten path, Fontana Fredda is a town that operates by its own rules, sense of time, and movement of seasons. Its citizens lead quiet but complex lives-and Fausto is attracted to that contrast. There's Santorso, the former forest ranger who prefers the company of wolves to humans. Babette, the elegant...

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