Answer Me

"A spare yet intricate tapestry. . . . Superbly translated from the Italian, with prose that blazes with mordant imagery." -Booklist

"These stories will make your heart skip a beat." -Donna Moderna (Italy)

"[Tamaro] directs our gaze deep into the interior of her characters. . . . Maybe this is Tamaro's art, to touch the reader in his most sensitive place, the heart." -Fragmentum (Germany)

"A touching book that simply and effectively dramatizes metaphysical questions. . . . Tamaro jolts and disturbs us, makes us react and reflect." -Psychologies (France)

"Provocative. . . . A clear and resonant moral vision." -Publishers Weekly

"A fine book, dramatically plotted and fascinating to read. . . . A brilliant look at the precariousness of human nature." -Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy)

Three novellas set in the author's native Italy, Rispondimi, Hell Does Not Exist, and The Burning Forest, find an orphaned girl, an abused wife, and a despondent widower, respectively, uncovering hope in the midst of tragedy. By the author of Follow Your Heart. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.