PLOT
Francesca broke off relations with the past. One day she went away from Rome. It was after Luca's tragic death, her dearly loved brother. Many kilometers had to separate her from pain. What she wanted the most was to break off relations with her mother, by whom she has never felt loved. Her mother has always preferred Luca, who knows why, and has always hidden her heart from her daughter; as an impenetrable old-time Sicilian woman, she has wrapped herself in the greatest secrecy, which has become increasingly irritating and incomprehensible, as heavy and thick as the mantle of a moonless night.
However, her mother has something in store for her: a diary written during the days of her illness, with the uncertainty of survival and the urgent need to tell about herself as she had never done before with his daughter.
Her mother Silvana explains that her illness is a long journey of which she knows the meaning, but not the destination. And the sense is in the truth that has been kept away from their lives for too long, but it is the only thing that is able to light up their difficult journey as women. This is possible through pain and that old courage that every pain is capable of releasing with love and memory.
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Readers Talk About It
"I read this novel on a trip and I was hooked to the point that I recommend it to all my friends. When you find out something beautiful, the first desire is that other people find it out too." (Gianpaolo)
"For a long time, I had not read something making me feel excited and moved so intensely, up to the heart of my being, and my being a woman. First, I recommend this novel to all women, but not only to them, because its language is universal and speaks to the hearts and minds of all men and women of the third millennium. I define 'Don't let me go away' as the best novel of the last years and I would not be surprised at all if it were to become the Italian best-seller of the 2000s. It's a really beautiful novel." (Angelica)
"I read the book 'Don't let me go away' by Maria Amata Di Lorenzo and found it very intense; while going through the chapters, I realized that I was more and more enthralled and fascinated and, in my opinion, this is the purpose of every writer, that is conveying emotions to the readers. Maria Amata Di Lorenzo is a writer who knows how to make her readers experience strong emotions." (Salvo)
"After you read it, writing a review is not easy. It is so beautiful that you cannot find the right words to describe this little masterpiece. I read it by chance, but it left an indelible mark in my heart. It is among the unforgettable books I have read." (Donald)
"How nice to know that there are writers who can write a novel like this. This novel is beautiful, I have no words to describe it... this story is still in my heart, even after having closed its pages, I bring it with me, I cannot do otherwise, it is intense, full of gifts. Yes, if you read this story, you cannot help feeling enriched, this never happens, so I recommend it to everyone, please read it. It contains a lot of poetry, the taste of life; there are reflections and feelings, sixty years of Italian history in the background of the bittersweet story of a Sicilian family, from the post-war period to the present day. First-rate writing, she is an outstanding author, she can write very well, she can tell, she makes you live every single emotion as if you were part of it too, and this only belongs to real writers. The ending is open, and it is the most beautiful thing. You can just sum up the story within yourself and discover the links and turning points... In my opinion, the ending is magical because you are the reader, but also a character, you have to think about what you read and draw conclusions. You realize that it has left you something, that is the magic of life." (Pietro)
