"Astute and affecting..." Kirkus Reviews Magazine, recommended

An adult magazine at eight?! A summer of secrets in 1980s Italy.

Leda is a devout, prepubescent tomboy. When her nemesis, a Sicilian transplant named Nico, shares the startling discovery of an adult magazine on the eve of their first Confession, a primal panic overtakes her. How can she confess that to a priest?! Meanwhile, a firestorm of shame and guilt triggers questions about an identity Leda doesn't yet have a name for.

Years pass, and when fate forces the two outcasts together, both frenemies find a rare kinship in each other's darkness, fighting to uncover their own truths in a cultural landscape of silence and hypocrisy.

Based on the author's life, this poignant story is set against the contradiction-filled beauty of Northern Italy. Readers of heartwarming historical sagas and tales of unlikely kinships will find a humorous, moving, and addictive journey of empowerment and resilience.

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