Every Promise
On sale
6th June 2013
Price: £15.99
When Sarah leaves him – heartbroken by their inability to conceive – Pietro reverts to a younger self, leaving the dishes unwashed, his bed unmade and the post unopened.
Soon afterwards, Sarah confesses that she is pregnant, but from a casual encounter. She comes to rely on Pietro’s mother for support, leaving all three in a painful limbo, unable to move on or return to the way things were.
Into the void falls Olmo, an old man haunted by memories of war. At first he provides a distraction, but when he asks Pietro to travel to Russia on his behalf, to right a wrong from his past, he offers this most troubled of young men the chance of a new beginning.
Soon afterwards, Sarah confesses that she is pregnant, but from a casual encounter. She comes to rely on Pietro’s mother for support, leaving all three in a painful limbo, unable to move on or return to the way things were.
Into the void falls Olmo, an old man haunted by memories of war. At first he provides a distraction, but when he asks Pietro to travel to Russia on his behalf, to right a wrong from his past, he offers this most troubled of young men the chance of a new beginning.
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Reviews
'One of Italy's most exciting young writers ... Every Promise is a novel mastered with sprezzatura, and with effortless elegance' Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
'What feels remarkable about this book, aside from the language, which, beautifully translated, keeps a lilt of music, is the level of intimacy it achieves' Irish Examiner.
'An exceptional novel' Antonio Tabucchi, La Repubblica.
'Bajani is confirmed as a keen and sensitive traveller, one of the best Italian writers of the moment' Francis M. Cataluccio, Il Sole 24 Ore.