My Roman Year

FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

'Aciman pieces together a rich tapestry of human emotion in a way few other contemporary writers can match.' DAZED

'Transporting . . . sensuous.' OBSERVER
'Compelling and witty.' NEW STATESMAN

1960s Rome. As teenage André stands on the dock, his mother fusses over their luggage — 32 suitcases, trunks, and tea chests that contain their world. The ship will refuel and return to Alexandria, the home where they have left their father, as the Aciman family begin a new adventure in Rome. André is now head of the family, with a little brother to keep in line and a mother to translate for — for although she's mute, she is nothing if not communicative.

Equal parts transporting and beautiful, this coming-of-age memoir shares the luminous, fragile truth of life for a family forever in exile, living in Rome, but still yet to find a home.

My Roman Year is a breathtaking exploration of identity and belonging, capturing the universal longing for a place to call home.