In the StoryThe Child of Turin
Pietro is four. Another family claims to recognize a dead woman in him. In Turin, a child remembers a seamstress’s life, gestures and details he should not know. For his mother, Rosa, the strangeness is difficult enough to take in. It becomes a threat when the dead woman’s loved ones seek to reclaim her through Pietro.
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On Monday mornings, Rosa Ferrero was at work before the warmth of the coffee had quite left the kitchen.Read the excerpt ↗