Quel che facciamo dell’amore

At a Paul McCartney concert in Rome in 2003, a renowned Italian writer meets Martha, an American lawyer of Italian descent who is deeply involved in the fight against racism. A special bond develops between them, rooted in their shared passion for the Beatles.
Over the years, their friendship spans oceans and personal upheavals: from a secret erotic encounter during Hurricane Sandy in New York, to the devastating illness of Martha’s daughter, and an attack that leaves her husband profoundly marked.
Though separated by life choices and family responsibilities, the feeling between them remains alive, suspended between memory and missed possibilities.
In 2023, twenty years after the concert that first brought them together, the narrator and Martha meet again in Rome, finally uncovering the truth about their mutual feelings and the path that has led them to this moment.
Interweaving themes of racial justice with references to the history of the Beatles, Massimo Maugeri delivers a novel that blends music, memory and distant affections, exploring how love can take the most unexpected forms, and how the coincidences of life can turn memories into events that alter the course of our existence forever.