FromCesarePavese’snovel"LaBellaEstate"publishedin1949byEinaudi.It’s1938andwe’reinTurin.Giniaissixteenyearsold, andthefutureseemstoofferendlesspossibilities.Butherpresent, likethatofothers, isovershadowedbytheSecondWorldWar.Likeeveryone, Giniawantstofallinlove, andshefindshermaninayoungpainter.ShediscoverstheartisticcirclesofbohemianTurinthankstoherguideAmelia, asensualandprovocativeyoungwomanwho’sbarelyolderthanGiniabutissoverydifferentfromanyoneelseshe’severmetandisreadytoshakeupGinia’smanyconvictions.Tornbetweenasenseofdutyandthediscoveryofadesirewhichconfusesher, Giniaisoverwhelmedbyemotionswhichshedoesn’tdaregiveanameto.Duringher“beautifulsummer”, shefinallysuccumbstoherfeelings, celebratinghercouragetobeherself.