Samantha Burke envisions a recent begin within the city of Marsicano overlooking the Apennine Mountains. She carries the romantic thought of returning to writing after years of marriage during which she devoted herself to her now-ex-husband Michael’s tutorial profession. The city presents her a wanted respite. Its magnificence and quiet encourage Samantha to buy a cottage there. Slowly, she begins renovations and meets Elisabetta, the daughter of the city’s innkeeper, who introduces Samantha to Marsicano life. Nonetheless, Samantha finds that she’s unable to write down. Elisabetta joins her on day by day jogs, mountain bicycle rides, and a visit to the close by city of Pescina, which was devastated by a 1915 earthquake. An surprising twist adjustments Samantha’s relationship with the townspeople and finally isolates her from them. Throughout this time, she turns into intrigued by a woman named Elena’s journals, which she finds in her new home together with an image: “Slipping the traditional picture from the pages, I caress the well-worn nook of the picture with my thumb. A younger lady stands amid a flock of sheep, the craggy mountains within the distance.” Over the course of this novel, Sullivan presents readers detailed descriptions of Marsicano that can draw readers into this picturesque area of Italy, highlighting the attractive views—“The solar hung low within the sky now, casting a pink glow over the craggy mountains. The silence was heavenly, damaged solely by the rustling of the timber and the chirping of the birds”—and native meals, together with “Ribbons of completely fashioned coils of chitarra pasta.” Alongside the best way, the story engagingly alternates amongst flashbacks to Samantha’s life earlier than Marsicano, Elena’s story, and what Samantha learns about numerous individuals in her current life.