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All The Joy The Future Holds

Lorenza Gentile

All The Joy The Future Holds

Feltrinelli

Year: 2024

Pages: 320

Convinced that her life is one big mistake, Selene embarks on a daring journey back to where she spent her happiest days as a child in the heart of Puglia. Does her past hold the secret to a happier future?


30-year-old Selene still hasn’t found her way. She is all alone and the restaurant she opened is on the verge of bankruptcy. Where did she go wrong?

To find out, she decides to flee Milan and drive to a small town in the heart of Puglia, where she grew up in a spiritual commune. Unfortunately, just as she approaches the ashram where she lived as a child, her car’s engine melts down, and it is all downhill from there. Not everyone welcomes her back with open arms, but Selene reunites with her old nanny Flora, makes new friends and decides to take care of a little donkey called Virgil, who looks as lonely as she does. Between trips to Salento, discussions about the meaning of life, yoga and afternoons in the kitchen with people who seem to know her better than she knows herself, Selene begins to understand that sometimes you have to lose yourself to find your dreams.

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