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Dark Heart: The stunning, evocative international bestseller - a story of love, guilt, betrayal and atonement
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Expected 18 Jun 26'It feels impossible to you now, but I promise you everything passes. And, if it cannot pass, it changes'
Fleeing a pitch-dark past, Emilia Innocenti arrives in a tiny village deep in the mountains of Piedmont, Northern Italy, with one aim; to hide away from the world. Surrounded only by a handful of inhabitants, the looming Alps and the weight of her own terrible crime, Emilia is determined to let isolation be her punishment.
Equally intent on cutting himself off from the world is Bruno, one of her only neighbours. In the wake of a devastating loss, living in complete solitude seems like the perfect complement to the pain in his heart. But when Emilia and Bruno meet, the two realise they can't be alone forever - and maybe, they no longer want to be.
As Emilia's dark secret threatens to break the surface, both will question everything they thought they knew about each other - and themselves . . .
From bestselling Italian literary sensation Silvia Avallone, Dark Heart is the shocking, deeply moving and stunningly evocative story of trauma, love and forgiveness, set against an unforgettable backdrop.
Fleeing a pitch-dark past, Emilia Innocenti arrives in a tiny village deep in the mountains of Piedmont, Northern Italy, with one aim; to hide away from the world. Surrounded only by a handful of inhabitants, the looming Alps and the weight of her own terrible crime, Emilia is determined to let isolation be her punishment.
Equally intent on cutting himself off from the world is Bruno, one of her only neighbours. In the wake of a devastating loss, living in complete solitude seems like the perfect complement to the pain in his heart. But when Emilia and Bruno meet, the two realise they can't be alone forever - and maybe, they no longer want to be.
As Emilia's dark secret threatens to break the surface, both will question everything they thought they knew about each other - and themselves . . .
From bestselling Italian literary sensation Silvia Avallone, Dark Heart is the shocking, deeply moving and stunningly evocative story of trauma, love and forgiveness, set against an unforgettable backdrop.
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November 12, 2025
Jeg læste den på dansk sammen med min læseklub Lecture.
Vi fik nogle gode samtaler om den.
Bogen behandler store emner som tab og traumer, skyld og Skam, ondskab og kærlighed.
Historien foregår primært i en lille bjergby i Piemonte hvor Emilie en dag dukker op. Der bor to andre i den forladte by og den ene er Bruno. Ligesom Emilie er han flygtet fra livet. Emilie flygter fordi hun - efter en udstået straf- ikke føler sig værdi til at leve resten af hendes liv. Bruno slæber rundt på et barndomstraume og har ikke siden følt at det er tilladt for ham at føle glæde ved livet. Deres relation hjælper dem begge på smukkeste vis.
Der er så mange lag i bogen og miljøer, og de skildres så levende. “Man får lyst til at gå i bjergene i Italien” citat fra bogblogger.dk/ Jane Andersen. Og jeg kunne ikke være mere enig.
En varm anbefaling herfra til en læseoplevelse som jeg nok aldrig selv havde valgt. Og det er jo charmen ved en bogklub.
Vi fik nogle gode samtaler om den.
Bogen behandler store emner som tab og traumer, skyld og Skam, ondskab og kærlighed.
Historien foregår primært i en lille bjergby i Piemonte hvor Emilie en dag dukker op. Der bor to andre i den forladte by og den ene er Bruno. Ligesom Emilie er han flygtet fra livet. Emilie flygter fordi hun - efter en udstået straf- ikke føler sig værdi til at leve resten af hendes liv. Bruno slæber rundt på et barndomstraume og har ikke siden følt at det er tilladt for ham at føle glæde ved livet. Deres relation hjælper dem begge på smukkeste vis.
Der er så mange lag i bogen og miljøer, og de skildres så levende. “Man får lyst til at gå i bjergene i Italien” citat fra bogblogger.dk/ Jane Andersen. Og jeg kunne ikke være mere enig.
En varm anbefaling herfra til en læseoplevelse som jeg nok aldrig selv havde valgt. Og det er jo charmen ved en bogklub.
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