About the book: 2024 / A large-scale novel about how the most significant, turning points in history are connected with the destinies of ordinary people. Trina lives in the town of Kuron in the valley of South Tyrol , annexed by Italy from Austria. She works as a teacher when Mussolini prohibits teaching in German. Many people do not know Italian and leave for Germany, but Trina and her husband Erich decide to stay. When Tyrol comes under Hitler's rule, they flee to the mountains, knowing: the Nazis must not win, and love is stronger than adversity. But when the war ends, Kuron is threatened by a new danger... Reviewing her life, Trina turns to her daughter, who left her family long ago. In these dramatic letters, full of love and pain, there is an answer to the question, what is the price of loyalty to one’s land and oneself? All that remains of Kuron today is the bell tower, which rises above the lake. Inspired by her appearance, Balzano wrote a poignant and very modern story about willpower, feats of resistance and true love..