The Four Winters

Imagine discovering that everything you thought you knew about your childhood was a lie.
That’s exactly what happens to Maia. Raised by loving adoptive parents, she never questioned her origins—never even wanted to. But now, pregnant with her first child, Maia feels an urgent need to uncover her past to protect her daughter’s future.
There is an old unopened trunk in the attic that she has never dared to open until now. Inside, she finds scribbled notes, yellowed newspaper clippings, and a few faded photographs. Just fragments—but enough to spark the beginning of a journey that will change her understanding of the past forever.

Without telling anyone, Maia sets off for Trentino-Alto Adige, where the majestic, mysterious Dolomites guard long-buried secrets. Piece by piece, she begins to reconstruct the story—not just her own, but her mother’s. A story of women and children hidden away on a remote mountain farm.

Maia believes she’s searching for her past. But in truth, it’s the past that calls for her. attention. She’s about to learn that not all families are as safe and loving as the one that raised her; some harbor dark and dangerous secrets.

With her unmistakable, evocative style, Romina Casagrande returns with a powerful novel that weaves together past and present.
The Four Winters is a haunting journey through the Dolomites, where breathtaking landscapes meet buried histories. It’s a cathartic and page turning novel about emotional reckoning.