Nives by Sacha Naspini

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Nives
by Sacha Naspini

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After her husband's death, Nives finds it a problem to adapt to the solitude and silence of Poggio Corbello. Taking care of the farm without exchanging a word with a living soul makes her feel like a ghost... Night is the most difficult time. Then here's the solution: Giacomina. She is his favorite hen, the widow begins to keep her with her. All anxieties disappear magically. Nives is relieved, yet she can't explain: she replaced her husband with a little animal. He even comes to think he is happy... Until something bad happens and Nives is forced to resort to the last solution: call Loriano Bottai, the vet.

What follows is a lifelong phone call. From the emergency of a dazed hen, the exchange between Nives and Loriano soon diverts elsewhere. Between re-readings of events far away in time and old grudges, we discover the depths of lost loves, missed opportunities, revelations that are difficult to digest in old age. Until a question resounds fiercely: what is it like to discover that you have lived unaware of yourself?