On Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 5:30 p.m., in the intimate and intimate Piazzetta San Rocco in Asiago, the cultural and literary review Aperitivo con l'Autore by Brazzale  continues with Romina Casagrande, who will present her novel "The Four Winters", published by Garzanti.

With her deep and enveloping writing, Romina Casagrande leads the reader into an intense and touching story, in which the past bursts into the present with the unstoppable force of truth. 

The protagonist, Maia, grew up with loving adoptive parents, but has always avoided investigating her origins. Now, however, she is pregnant, and that silence becomes unbearable. In his mother's attic he finds an old suitcase that he had always ignored: inside there are photos, scattered papers, articles. Fragments of an unspoken past.

Without warning anyone, Maia leaves for Trentino-Alto Adige, guided only by the clues in her suitcase. Among the peaks of the Dolomites, he reconstructs his history. The story of his mother. The story of the women and children with whom she lived segregated on a farm hidden in the mountains. And so she learns that families are not all as safe and loving as the one she grew up in. Some can hide obscure dangers...

"The Four Winters" is a novel that crosses the boundaries of time and memory, bringing to light buried traumas and denied identities. With a perfect balance between atmosphere and introspection, Romina Casagrande signs an intense work, which speaks of motherhood, freedom and rebirth, leaving a deep mark on the reader.

The meeting, open to the public, will be a precious opportunity to dialogue with the author and immerse yourself in the deepest themes of her narrative, in an evocative and welcoming context.

Admission to the event is free, subject to availability.

In case of bad weather, the venue of the meeting may be subject to change. For updates and information, you can contact the bookshop through the appropriate buttons at the bottom of the page.

Romina Casagrande lives and teaches in Merano, in the province of Bolzano. Graduated in classical literature and passionate about history, she has collaborated with some museums, creating interdisciplinary educational paths. She loves nature, the mountains and shares her home with three parrots, two dogs and a husband. 
With Garzanti he has also published I bambini di Svevia (2020), I bambini del bosco (2021), L'eredità di Villa Freiberg (2023).

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