Disclosure : This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

I`m Staying Here

A sweeping historical novel about the struggle of one woman and one village against war, racism and ecological devastation. Curon, 1920 In a small village in South Tyrol, Trina longs for a different life. She dedicates herself to becoming a teacher, but the year that she qualifies Mussolini`s regime abolishes the use of German as a teaching language. In this new climate of fear and uncertainty Trina works for a clandestine network of schools in the valley, always with the risk of capture. Curon, 1939 Now married and a mother Trina`s life is again thrown into uncertainty when Germany anounces the `Great choice` and communities in South Tyrol are given the opportunity to move to Germany. The town splits and ever-increasing rifts form among its people. Those, like Trina and her family, who choose not to leave are seen as traitors and spies; they can no longer leave the house without suffering abuse. Then one day Trina comes home and finds that her daughter is missing…