In 1997, in the hills of Abruzzo, Italy, a shepherd assaulted three women while ostensibly helping them find a hiking trail. Two of the women died, but the third survived. This chilling crime, which you can read more about here, is the nucleus of The Brittle Age, Donnatella Di Pietrantonio’s somber meditation on trauma and resilience. “Italian Quilt” by Mikeachim is licensed under CC BY 2.0 . The story begins, however, in 2020, with Lucia, whose daughter Amanda, has come home from college because of COVID […]