Photographer Hans Neumann travels to southern Italy in search of the light that has long attracted artists. There he meets Giorgio Bellusci, who dreams of rebuilding the South's most famous inn. The dark secret behind Giorgio's obsession will change the course of both men's lives. The first of Abate's novels to appear in English and winner of the Fenice-Europa Prize for Fiction - a touching journey that takes readers to the storied heart of Italy and on an exploration into the meaning of memory.