Description
ANOTHER WINTER WILL COME
Book Summary
Massimo Carlotto immerses us in a suffocating atmosphere of corruption and secrets in the valleys of Northern Italy. Bruno Manera and Federica Pesenti are an apparently perfect couple, but his fortune is murky, and she bears the weight of a prestigious dynasty. When Manera begins to suffer intimidating attacks that escalate to threaten his life, he finds help only in Manlio Gavazzi, a security guard living a marginal existence. From that moment on, chance turns against them, and the reader is dragged into a rotten world where friendship is false, love is speculation, and solidarity is a self-serving pact. A novel of blackmail, deception, and characters with unspeakable secrets that grabs the reader from the very first page.
What is it about?
Bruno Manera and Federica Pesenti seem like a happy couple. He is a wealthy heir from the valley whose fortune is not entirely transparent, while she is a striking and elegant woman, heiress to the prestigious Pesenti dynasty. One day, Manera begins to suffer a series of intimidating attacks that, over time, worsen until he fears for his own life. To help him, he has only Manlio Gavazzi, a security guard with an unfortunate existence and various vices, convinced that certain matters must always be resolved among the local people. From here, chance will begin to play against them, and we will immerse ourselves in a rotten world where friendship is a falsehood, love a speculation, marriage a battlefield, and solidarity between compatriots a mere pact. With Another Winter Will Come, Massimo Carlotto crafts a novel of blackmail, corruption, and deception, where all the characters seem to have unspeakable secrets, succeeding in creating a suffocating world and, worse yet, making us participants in it.
Main Themes
- Corruption and opacity in the family fortunes of Northern Italy.
- Psychological violence and threats as a mechanism for social control.
- The falsehood of human relationships: friendship, love, marriage, and solidarity as self-serving pacts.
- Unspeakable secrets and blackmail as the driving force of the plot.
- Parallel justice exercised by marginal characters.
Who is it recommended for?
For readers of crime and detective novels who look for plots set far from large urban centers, with a strong component of social criticism and morally ambiguous characters. Also for followers of Massimo Carlotto and the contemporary Italian noir genre, who appreciate oppressive atmospheres and unpredictable plot twists.
What this book offers
- An immersion into the underbelly of Northern Italian bourgeoisie, showing the rot hidden behind appearances.
- A reflection on the fragility of human relationships when money and power are at stake.
- A plot of growing suspense that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat until the end.
- Complex characters, far from genre archetypes, with whom it is difficult to sympathize but impossible to ignore.
- The sharp and direct prose of one of the masters of Italian noir.
Technical Specifications
- Author: Carlotto, Massimo
- Publisher: ED.ALREVES,S.L
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: Crime and mystery genre, mystery and suspense work
- Collection: Narrative
- Publication date: February 2023
- Number of pages: 216
- Weight: 452 g
Editorial Review
Another Winter Will Come is a novel that confirms Massimo Carlotto's mastery in building dense atmospheres and morally complex characters. The plot, centered on the corruption and secrets of a privileged couple, unfolds with a growing rhythm that captivates the reader. It is a work recommended for those looking for social noir, far from the clichés of the genre, with a critical look at human relationships and power. The edition by Alrevés, as part of their Narrative collection, presents a manageable and well-crafted volume, ideal for intense reading.