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The loose sequel to the bestselling Dareba takes us back to the fate of Francesca and Maddalena in the turbulent 1940s. Old secrets come to the surface and the friendship that once provoked small-town Italy must stand in times when bare life is at stake. Monza, 1940. Francesca hadn't seen Maddalena for four interminably long years. She wrote letters to her all the time, never got a reply. Maddalena was locked up in an asylum. When Francesca accidentally discovers one night that none of the letters have been sent, she makes a series of impulsive decisions that set Maddalena back. But is it still her? What's left of their friendship? And where will it go in the midst of war, under falling bombs, in days of hunger and fear? Which one is Dareba and which one is Nichema? In the world, where there are no clear lines between right and wrong, not just the two young women, but everybody else has to decide, to defend your beliefs and risk your life and the lives of your loved ones, or just try to get through it somehow. Set in fascist Italy, a powerful story of friendship, defiance and the search for justice unfolds.