Nives

A hauntingly beautiful story of undying love, loss, and resilience, and a fierce, unforgettable new heroine.
Nives has recently lost her husband of fifty years. She didn’t cry when she found him dead in the pigpen, she didn’t cry at the funeral, but now loneliness has set in. When she decides to bring her favourite chicken inside for company, she discovers that the chicken’s company is a more than adequate replacement for her dead husband. But one day, Giacomina goes stiff in front of the tv. Nives has no choice but to call the town veterinarian, Loriano Bottai, an old acquaintance of hers: what follows is a phone call that seems to last a lifetime — a life they once shared, the secrets they never had the courage to reveal, wounds that never healed.