Written in sparse prose over often very short chapters, the story unfolds both in action and in setting with masterful pacing and precision

Pendora Magazine

A timeless tale... well constructed... vividly told

Never Imitate (blog)

A novel in which you hear the howling of the wolf, the hoots of the owl, the tingling of insects in the meadows, you feel Nature talking and moving, in which all the passions and impulses of men are expressed . . . Mysterious, "biblical", impetuous, Matteo Righetto's novel tells all the implications of crossing a frontier. And once crossed, the reader, together with the characters, will no longer be the same.

- Luigi Mascheroni, Il Giornale

Matteo Righetto's writing is clear and crystalline as the mountains . . . A bitter and delicate story, multifaceted as a hard stone, seductive as the land of the high Brenta Valley. A story precise like a photograph, that reflects colors and emotions, evokes scents, sounds, whims of that small far world, between peaks and springs.

- Francesca Visentin, Corriere del Veneto

Absolutely gorgeous... the characters live and breathe on the page, it is utterly compelling and hugely immersive

Liz Loves Books (blog)

Precise and powerful writing... strikes you right at the core... beautiful writing... fantastic

Umut Reviews (blog)