Andrea Canobbio Books

A quietly devastating novel about the pain of hidden secrets and the cost of surrendered love Cecilia and Claudio are doctors at the same hospital. They eat lunch together, sharing conversation and confidences. Each is recovering from a relationship that has ended but is not yet over: she is a vulnerable, young woman with a complicated family situation and two small children; he continues to live in the same building with his senile mother and his ex-wife and her new family. Though they are drawn together magnetically, life has taught them to treat that attraction with suspicion. But a chance encounter with Cecilia's sister, Silvia, shifts the precarious balance of the relationship between the two doctors. Claudio begins to see the difficulties inherent in his approach toward life-his weary "Why not?" response, rather than indicating a hunger for life and experiences, is simply a default setting; saying no would require an energy and focus he lacks. And just when Cecilia comes to the realization that she loves Claudio and is ready to commit to a genuine relationship, fate steps in once again. In lucid, melancholy prose, elegantly rendered into English by Anne Milano Appel, Andrea Canobbio sketches a fable of love poisoned by indecision and ambivalence in Three Light-Years, laying bare the dangers of playing it safe when it comes to matters of the hear

Ein mysteriöser Mord, eine ungewöhnliche Liebe und der tragische Niedergang einer Familie An einem verregneten Novemberabend wird der Gartenarchitekt Claudio Fratta auf dem Parkplatz eines Supermarkts Zeuge eines Mordes. Er verfolgt die vermeintliche Täterin, und als ihr Wagen von der Straße abkommt, bringt er sie verletzt ins Krankhaus. Monate später erhält er von einer gewissen Elisabetta Renal den telefonischen Auftrag, einen herrschaftlichen Garten neu anzulegen. Es ist, ganz ohne Zweifel, die Stimme der Frau, die er verfolgt hat. Ungewollt findet sich Claudio im Bann einer Frau und auf der Spur eines Mörders wieder.