Down In The Valley - Paolo Cognetti

Two Brothers Are Reunited High In The Italian Alps, Surrounded By The Peaks, Valleys And Nature Of A Wild, Secluded Worldthe Heart-stopping Novel From Italys Million-copy Bestselling Author Of The Eight Mountainsa Writer Of Rare Wisdom And Grace' Wall Street Journalalfredo And Luigi Grew Up In Valsesia, In Northern Italy. Their Father Planted Trees For Them When They Were Born: For Luigi, A Larch, Which Looks Towards The Sun And Waves In The Wind; For Alfredo, A Fir, Which Flourishes Only In The Shade.since Their Fathers Untimely Death, All The Two Brothers Have In Common Is Their Heavy Drinking And The Old Family Home, High Up On The Mountain. Luigi Would Like To Buy Alfredo Out, Move From Down In The Valley To Start A Life Up In The Heights With Elisabetta And The Baby Girl They Are Expecting.