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Chapter 1
Italy, long ago
Pasquale is the owner of the only hotel in Porto Vergogna. A beautiful American actress comes to town- Dee Moray. He falls for her.
The writing is slow, but beautiful
— Jul 05, 2026 07:36AM
Italy, long ago
Pasquale is the owner of the only hotel in Porto Vergogna. A beautiful American actress comes to town- Dee Moray. He falls for her.
The writing is slow, but beautiful
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Chapter 12
Italy, long ago
Pasquale goes to Rome and meets Michael Deane. Deane admits Dee is pregnant. Pasquale goes outside and meets Richadd Burton- a drunk.
They go back to Porto Vergogna together, but Dee had already left. So they go after her. Burton has a conversation with her, and she decides to go to Switzerland with him to ‘take care of it’
— 20 hours, 39 min ago
Italy, long ago
Pasquale goes to Rome and meets Michael Deane. Deane admits Dee is pregnant. Pasquale goes outside and meets Richadd Burton- a drunk.
They go back to Porto Vergogna together, but Dee had already left. So they go after her. Burton has a conversation with her, and she decides to go to Switzerland with him to ‘take care of it’
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Chapter 11
The UK tour
On Pat’s life.
Pat is a failure of a person. His ex Lydia clearly cares for his dying mother- Dee Moray- more than he does
This chapter was a miss
— Jul 06, 2026 05:15PM
The UK tour
On Pat’s life.
Pat is a failure of a person. His ex Lydia clearly cares for his dying mother- Dee Moray- more than he does
This chapter was a miss
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Chapter 9
Hollywood, now
The human-eating scene is actually Shane’s pitch for a movie called DONNER!
Deane says he loves it
Pasquale reveals Dee Moray had a baby boy at the time. She named him Pat, after Pasquale
Shane is hired as a translator for Deane
— Jul 06, 2026 05:12AM
Hollywood, now
The human-eating scene is actually Shane’s pitch for a movie called DONNER!
Deane says he loves it
Pasquale reveals Dee Moray had a baby boy at the time. She named him Pat, after Pasquale
Shane is hired as a translator for Deane
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Chapter 8
Italy, long ago
Pasquale goes to Rome and confronts Deane. Deame admits he tricked Dee Moray into thinking she has cancer. Pasquale realizes he himself abandoned his own son, and that he’s a hypocrite
— Jul 05, 2026 05:03PM
Italy, long ago
Pasquale goes to Rome and confronts Deane. Deame admits he tricked Dee Moray into thinking she has cancer. Pasquale realizes he himself abandoned his own son, and that he’s a hypocrite
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Chapter 7
Human eating scene
Is this Shane’s pitch?
A village trapped in a snowstorm and the people are forced to cannibalism. There’s one hero at the center of attention
— Jul 05, 2026 05:01PM
Human eating scene
Is this Shane’s pitch?
A village trapped in a snowstorm and the people are forced to cannibalism. There’s one hero at the center of attention
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Chapter 6.
Italy, long ago
Pasquale takes Dee Moray to a ruin where there are seascapes- wall paintings. Michael Deane does not show up. Dee Moray continues to throw up.
Pasquale goes to Rome to meet this Michael Deane. He sees his ex-lover- Amadea
— Jul 05, 2026 08:29AM
Italy, long ago
Pasquale takes Dee Moray to a ruin where there are seascapes- wall paintings. Michael Deane does not show up. Dee Moray continues to throw up.
Pasquale goes to Rome to meet this Michael Deane. He sees his ex-lover- Amadea
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Chapter 5
Michael Deane comes to the office to talk to Pasquale. It’s clear they had quite a history
Shane insists that he’s a writer
— Jul 05, 2026 08:27AM
Michael Deane comes to the office to talk to Pasquale. It’s clear they had quite a history
Shane insists that he’s a writer
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Chapter 4.
From the novel of Alvis.
Retells his year during WWII
MESMERIZING. This part got me hooked and totally entranced in the plot
— Jul 05, 2026 07:40AM
From the novel of Alvis.
Retells his year during WWII
MESMERIZING. This part got me hooked and totally entranced in the plot
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Chapter 3
Italy, long ago.
Dee Moray retches in the night. She thinks she has cancer.
Doctor suspects pregnancy.
The only thing written in English is some draft by one American author who used to come to town every year.
Still, beautiful writing
— Jul 05, 2026 07:39AM
Italy, long ago.
Dee Moray retches in the night. She thinks she has cancer.
Doctor suspects pregnancy.
The only thing written in English is some draft by one American author who used to come to town every year.
Still, beautiful writing
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Chapter 2
Modern day, Hollywood
Claire is Michael Deane’s assisstant. She has to endure Wild-Pitch Fridays, when everyone comes in to pitch a movie idea.
Shane Wheeler hopes to make it in time to Deane’s office to pitch his story.
An Italian man appears asking to find Dee Moray
— Jul 05, 2026 07:38AM
Modern day, Hollywood
Claire is Michael Deane’s assisstant. She has to endure Wild-Pitch Fridays, when everyone comes in to pitch a movie idea.
Shane Wheeler hopes to make it in time to Deane’s office to pitch his story.
An Italian man appears asking to find Dee Moray
