La casa delle madri

The twins Ernesto and Elia are chasing each other at a close range, without ever being able to touch, just as if they were parallel lines. Their parents Sarabanda and Speedy, on the other hand, never stop moving apart from each other, even when they think they are close. Daniele Petruccioli takes us on a trip back and forth through the sequence of generations who dwell in houses where people grow up, live, die, move away. Houses that, perhaps, are the only true guardians of the memory we all strive to eradicate, but instead stubbornly remains.Motherhome explores the uncertain balance which bumpy family relationships are based upon. It is also the debut of a narrative voice who can charm the readers, and ensnare them in a restrained and powerful prose.