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Book
Details:
Title : The Book of Hidden Things
Author : Francesco Dimitri
Genre : Contemporary Fantasy,
Fantasy thriller, Crime thriller
Length of the book : 385 pages
Publisher : Titan Books
Source: A library book
Blurb :
From "one
of the most significant figures of the last generation of fantasy", comes
Francesco Dimitri's debut novel in English, an enthralling and seductive
fantasy following four old friends and the secrets they keep.
Four old school friends have a pact: to meet up every year in the small town in Puglia they grew up in. Art, the charismatic leader of the group and creator of the pact, insists that the agreement must remain unshakable and enduring. But this year, he never shows up.
A visit to his house increases the friends' worry; Art is farming marijuana. In Southern Italy doing that kind of thing can be very dangerous. They can't go to the Carabinieri so must make enquiries of their own. This is how they come across the rumours about Art; bizarre and unbelievable rumours that he miraculously cured the local mafia boss's daughter of terminal leukaemia. And among the chaos of his house, they find a document written by Art, The Book of Hidden Things, that promises to reveal dark secrets and wonders beyond anything previously known.
Francesco Dimitri's first novel written in English, following his career as one of the most significant fantasy writers in Italy, will entrance fans of Elena Ferrante, Neil Gaiman and Donna Tartt. Set in the beguiling and seductive landscape of Southern Italy, this story is about friendship and landscape, love and betrayal; above all it is about nature of mystery itself.
Four old school friends have a pact: to meet up every year in the small town in Puglia they grew up in. Art, the charismatic leader of the group and creator of the pact, insists that the agreement must remain unshakable and enduring. But this year, he never shows up.
A visit to his house increases the friends' worry; Art is farming marijuana. In Southern Italy doing that kind of thing can be very dangerous. They can't go to the Carabinieri so must make enquiries of their own. This is how they come across the rumours about Art; bizarre and unbelievable rumours that he miraculously cured the local mafia boss's daughter of terminal leukaemia. And among the chaos of his house, they find a document written by Art, The Book of Hidden Things, that promises to reveal dark secrets and wonders beyond anything previously known.
Francesco Dimitri's first novel written in English, following his career as one of the most significant fantasy writers in Italy, will entrance fans of Elena Ferrante, Neil Gaiman and Donna Tartt. Set in the beguiling and seductive landscape of Southern Italy, this story is about friendship and landscape, love and betrayal; above all it is about nature of mystery itself.
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My Review:
My Rating: 5/5
About the
Author:
Francesco Dimitri is an Italian magic realist
author living in London, a business story-teller, and a lifetime searcher for
wonder. He has written in many different forms (nonfiction, fiction, comics,
cinema, digital media, essays, magazines) and worked for top business clients.
In his quest for wonder he has shot documentaries about UFO cults, slept deep
into the forests of Transylvania, conversed with mathematicians, artists,
chefs, psychologists, stage magicians, and strangers in crowds.
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