My brother is in Ferramonti

Historical

A story of memory, sibling love, and resistance against oblivion.

Rome, 1940. Miriam is ten years old when her older brother Gabriele is sent to an internment camp. Separated by war, they begin to exchange letters: she writes about life in a city under siege, he tells of his days in captivity. When the war ends, Miriam is no longer alive — but she continues to exist in the letters her brother keeps writing to her, sharing the life of the new family she will never get to meet and the future she will never see. An imaginary, yet profoundly truthful testimony about absence and the enduring power of memory.

  • A delicate and moving epistolary tale that gives voice to childhood and loss, set against the backdrop of the Shoah and occupied Rome.
  • A novel that blends fiction and historical memory, offering young readers a powerful and empathetic entry point into one of the darkest chapters of the twentieth century.
Publisher: Coccole Books
Target: 10+
Year: 2024
Author
Pietro Reggiani

Pietro Reggiani was born in Verona in early 1966. They spent their childhood and early teenage years in Turin, studied in Bologna, and have lived in Rome for over thirty years. They have worked in film as a director and producer (Asino chi legge, The Summer of My Brother, The Sweet Art of Existing). Compelled by the climate crisis, they turned their focus to environmental issues. They manage communications for the scientific committee Science Goes to the Polls and work as a consultant for green production protocols. An unexpected autumn blossoming encouraged them to explore new paths, and they made their debut in children’s literature with My Brother Is in Ferramonti.

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