«Elsewhere» of the mind. Le nostre radici

Maria is ten years old. She loves soccer and the fantasy worlds she invents to protect herself from a reality she does not understand. She grows up in an apparently perfect family, but one ordinary evening something breaks: an abuse steals her childhood and forces her to take refuge in an "elsewhere" of the mind, a place where she hides pain and guilt. The years pass, but the trauma does not disappear. It turns into fear, depression, and silence. Beside her is Alessandro, her lifelong friend, the only one who never stops believing in her. Inspired by a true story, this novel tells a painful yet necessary journey through the darkness of trauma, leading to the discovery that even from the deepest wounds a possibility of rebirth can arise. A powerful story of survival, fragility, and love, reminding us how difficult - yet possible - it is to start living again.