The Brittle Age by Donatella Di Pietrantonio Godfrey-Smith takes us on a

Godfrey-Smith takes us on a grand tour of the history of life on earth

literature and more

and Tom Cox's loud and excitable dad

but the thaw reveals a world transformed

They began feeding the birds and invited the world to come and see them

The Brittle Age by Donatella Di Pietrantonio Godfrey-Smith takes us on aIn the 1990s, deep in the Maiella mountains of Central Italy, a brutal crime shattered the peace of the local community. Two young women were murdered, a third left for dead. Lucia was twenty years old back then, and the only survivor, a childhood friend. Now Lucia is a physiotherapist, separating from her husband, her daughter Amanda studying in Milan. When the pandemic forces Amanda to return to the family's home near Pescara, forever changed by her