Down In The Valley - Paolo Cognetti

The Heart-stopping Novel From Italys Million-copy Bestselling Author Of The Eight Mountains Two Brothers Are Reunited High In The Italian Alps, Surrounded By The Peaks, Valleys And Nature Of A Wild, Secluded World 'a Writer Of Rare Wisdom And Grace' Wall Street Journal Alfredo 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.