Margherita Giacobino's book is a fictionalised biography/autobiography of Patricia Highsmith.A lesbian in an era when to be homosexual was to be reviled and discriminated against, and made to feel guilty...

'It has been a long while in Italian fiction since such an authentic and engaging voice has appeared.' Bruno Quaranta in La Stampa. Portrait of a Family with a Fat Daughter tells the story of four generations...

While the radio announcer reports new conflicts and atrocities every day and beggars line the pavements outside her comfortable apartment, the old woman struggles to maintain her grip on life. It is a...

Per secoli la vecchiaia ha significato per le donne l’invisibilità, la perdita dell’unico dubbio potere che veniva loro accordato, quello della bellezza, definita sempre ovviamente in funzione dello sguardo...