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1943. In a Palermo devastated by Allied bombing, 12-year-old Cristina, suffering from polio, loses her home in the old Albergheria neighborhood and with her family is forced to take refuge at her grandmother's house in the suburbs. In the story, the events and violence of History intersect with those of which Cristina is a victim. Her lifeline is represented by her deep friendship with her cousin Franca and with the very rich young marquise Laura Betalli, a cultured and feminist ante litteram. Amidst a thousand difficulties, readings, smiles, music, fears, horrors and first romantic experiences, the three girls will realize their aspirations, and Cristina will succeed, with her stubbornness and passion for art, in finding the human redemption to which she aspires. A story of hope and resilience.

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