Answer Me

Three lives. Three struggles. One search for redemption.

Set against the evocative backdrop of Susanna Tamaro’s native Italy, Answer Me weaves together three hauntingly powerful novellas that explore love, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit.

In Answer Me, an orphaned girl with a painful past longs for a sign that she is loved, searching for meaning in a world that has only ever abandoned her. In Hell Does Not Exist, a woman trapped in an abusive marriage fights to protect her son—the source of both her deepest joy and most profound sorrow. And in The Burning Forest, a widower reflects on the slow unraveling of his marriage and embarks on a journey to mend his fractured relationship with his estranged daughter.

Profoundly moving and exquisitely written, Answer Me is a meditation on suffering, hope, and the enduring power of love. With unflinching honesty and lyrical grace, Susanna Tamaro delivers a spiritually galvanizing work that lingers long after the final page.

A spare yet intricate tapestry. .. .Superbly translated from the Italian, with prose that blazes with mordant imagery. Booklist

[Tamaro] directs our gaze deep into the interior of her characters. . .. Maybe this is her art, to touch the reader in his most sensitive place, the heart. Fragmentum (Germany)

A touching book that simply and effectively dramatizes metaphysical questions. . .. Tamaro jolts and disturbs us, makes us react and reflect. Psychologies (France)

Provocative. . .. A clear and resonant moral vision. Publishers Weekly

A fine book, dramatically plotted and fascinating to read. . .  A brilliant look at the precariousness of human nature. Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy)

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