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‘I can’t say whether I had already decided that morning, when I went to court, that I would stay in the courtroom to wait for the verdict. Maybe yes, maybe no. I sat in the prosecutor’s chair, in a lay judge’s chair, in the president’s chair, then I entered the dock. To see the world through bars.’ A woman shot and killed her sister’s ex-partner. Was it self-defence or premeditated murder? The court is in chambers. While awaiting the verdict, lawyer Guerrieri looks back on the painful personal events that have affected him over the last year. He reflects on the time that has passed, on the meaning of his profession, and on the very idea of justice. Guido Guerrieri returns in a powerful and moving novel. An enigmatic courtroom adventure, with unparalleled pacing, intertwined with a sharp meditation on loss and regret, on the unexpected synchronicities of life and the search for happiness.