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Little Tiger is not like other tigers. Not content to spend her days alone, roaming the snow forests of Siberia hunting prey, she prefers instead to ponder the ways of the world. One day, eager to discover her own place within it, she sets out on a remarkable journey to discover the secret of life, and to meet the creatures she has heard most about: humans. A moving tale of bravery and spirit, The Tiger and the Acrobat is a celebration of the power of friendship, and a testament to the courage it takes to be true to ourselves.

Raised in a magical environment by her grandmother in Trieste, Marta grapples with the truth about her parents. Initially comforted by the belief that her father is a Turkish prince and her mother's death was a tragic tale, she confronts her anger as the fairy tale crumbles. As she matures, the desire for clarity about her origins clashes with her grandmother's protective silence, leading to a poignant exploration of identity and familial bonds.

The internationally bestselling author of Follow Your Heart uncovers hope in the midst of tragedy in these three utterly transfixing novellas set in Susanna Tamaro’s native Italy.In “Answer Me,” an orphaned girl with a troubled past desperately searches for a sign that she is loved while cultivating an inner strength that allows her to persevere. In “Hell Does Not Exist,” an abused wife attempts to protect her son, who becomes the source of her greatest joy and her most profound devastation. And in “The Burning Forest,” a widower recounts the unraveling of his marriage and seeks the forgiveness of his estranged daughter. Hauntingly powerful and exquisitely written, Answer Me is a spiritually galvanizing book by a writer of international stature.

These stories explore the historical and emotional dramas which lie beneath the consciousness and threaten to erupt into everyday life. In "Monday Again", for example, the cruelty meted out to a girl is compounded by a narrative voice which refuses to understand what it reports. Tamaro exposes with analytical clarity, spectres of our past that abide in us as individuals and as a society, disfiguring our humanity.

In a series of letters, Olga, an elderly Italian woman, writes to her teenaged granddaughter in America, trying to encourage her independence and self-fulfillment as she relates the painful lessons of her own life and that of her daughter.