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Index
Cover
About the Book
Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Map
Prologue
Part One: The Curse of the Palmisanos
The Great War
The Last Palmisano
Part Two: The Garden Full of White Flowers
The Widows’ House
Zia
The Funeral
To the Notary’s
Food for the Dead
The Palazzo
The Month of Flowers
The Family Religion
The Summer House
The Confirmation
Red Earth
In Bed
Part Three: Cherry Earrings
Sweet Sixteen
Father Felice
Cockfight
The Second Summer at the Farmstead
The Altamura Market
Summer’s End
At the Cinema Comunale
The Beating
The Gentlemen’s Circle
Southern Winds
The Indiscretion
A Letter from Spain
At the French Border
Rumours of War
Part Four: Rain of Stars over Matera
The Unwilling Conscript
Bells for the Dead
The Confession
Roosevelt
The Englishman
The Announcement
The Demonstration
A Never-ending August
A Disconcerting Ceremony
The Landing of the British at Taranto
The Reunion
Beside the River
Rain of Stars
The Liberation of Matera
The Trail of Terror
The Hunt
‘Primo Carnera’
In the Mountains
Dr Saroni’s Weapons
Part Five: The Bombing of Bari
The Bar Mirror
The Luftwaffe Raid
A Glow at the Window
A Fear-struck City
The Secret of Bitonto
The Stench of Garlic
The Heart of a Palmisano
The Biscuit Tin
The Ducks in the Pond
Shootout in the Piazza Garibaldi
In the Crypt
The Cherry Tree
Epilogue
Author’s Note
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Copyright
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