The electrifying true story of a young couple shipwrecked at sea: a mind-blowing tale of obsession, survival, and partnership stretched to its limits.

Public library staff across the nation have spoken! Congratulations to the books selected for the August 2025 LibraryReads Top Ten List.

“Your role as the keepers and custodians of knowledge and story is sacred, and your role in our cultural vital—don’t let anyone ever make you doubt that. “

In this irresistible debut novel that became a phenomenon in Italy, a freethinking young wife and mother brings a gust of modernity to a traditional small town in Southern Italy, stirring forbidden passions and changing the life of everyone around her.