Aperitif with the author - Heart in the Snow

English below

Presentation of the novel by Giovanni Peretti "Heart in the Snow" published by Alpina Editrici.

Set in Bormio and in the mountains of Alta Valtellina, in the period from the Great War to the 1980s.

September 1918: young Luisa receives the news that her beloved Giuseppe is missing in action in a battle at 4,000 meters. Luisa’s diary intertwines with the letters of the young Alpine soldier, and together they tell of war, love, and the rhythm of nature.

It speaks of mountains and the main mountaineering-military events of 1915-1918, of Alpine culture, of customs and traditions, and of nature. Of life.

English version

Presentation of Giovanni Peretti’s novel *Heart in the Snow* (Cuore nella neve), published by Alpina Editrici.

Set in Bormio and the mountains of Alta Valtellina, spanning the period from World War I to the 1980s.

September 1918: Young Luisa receives the news that her beloved Giuseppe is missing in action after a battle at 4,000 meters. Luisa’s diary intertwines with the letters from the young Alpine soldier, and together they tell the story of war, love, and the rhythm of nature.

It speaks of the mountains and the major mountaineering and military events of 1915–1918, of Alpine culture, of customs and traditions, and of nature. Of life.