“An unexpected meeting. Silent scene in a pizzeria. Pointless argument. He confessed to the new affair only a month later. I thought, “She’s younger than me.” He confirmed. I thought: “He will return as usual, as he has always returned.” But this time everything was serious. In the dairy shop they told me that life is a series of black and white days; in the laundry room it’s the opposite, that there is no pure white or black, and life consists of all shades of gray. Simple wisdom from random teachers of Stoicism..."

Gracia Verasani is the brightest star of Italian literature. Her novels have been translated into dozens of languages. No one understands better the psychology and desires of modern women, endowed with a rich inner world. Women who know how to see the best in this crazy and cynical world.