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Orsola is a young girl growing up at the foot of the Italian Alps in the peace following the First World War. She is satisfied with her simple life of tending to her family and roaming mountain meadows to pick alpine daisies.

But as she grows older, the world around her becomes more complicated and the search for her prized flowers becomes a search for something more. By chance, she forms a life-changing friendship with glamorous Claretta, a girl from Milan. A wide-eyed Orsola soon discovers that Claretta’s family is well-connected to fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

As dark clouds gather, Orsola tries to make sense of her changing landscape, from her amiable but oppressive village life to the extravagance and extremes of Claretta’s upper-class circle. She wrestles with her duty to her family, to her country, and ultimately to herself. ‘Orsola reads like a love letter to Borgonuovo: smelling faintly of truffles, with stella alpina pressed between the pages. Rich in sensory detail and lush landscapes, I was totally seduced by the world of this novel.’ JOY HOLLEY ‘I fell in love with Orsola and felt for her dilemmas as she strives to become a modern young woman – which perhaps, without knowing it, she already is. Vividly told, tender and wise.’ EMILY PERKINS
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Orsola is a young girl growing up at the foot of the Italian Alps in the peace following the First World War. She is satisfied with her simple life of tending to her family and roaming mountain meadows to pick alpine daisies.

But as she grows older, the world around her becomes more complicated and the search for her prized flowers becomes a search for something more. By chance, she forms a life-changing friendship with glamorous Claretta, a girl from Milan. A wide-eyed Orsola soon discovers that Claretta’s family is well-connected to fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

As dark clouds gather, Orsola tries to make sense of her changing landscape, from her amiable but oppressive village life to the extravagance and extremes of Claretta’s upper-class circle. She wrestles with her duty to her family, to her country, and ultimately to herself. ‘Orsola reads like a love letter to Borgonuovo: smelling faintly of truffles, with stella alpina pressed between the pages. Rich in sensory detail and lush landscapes, I was totally seduced by the world of this novel.’ JOY HOLLEY ‘I fell in love with Orsola and felt for her dilemmas as she strives to become a modern young woman – which perhaps, without knowing it, she already is. Vividly told, tender and wise.’ EMILY PERKINS
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