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Black September

The gripping, moving story of one unforgettable summer, by the international bestselling author of The Hummingbird
By Sandro Veronesi
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'Veronesi truly knows and loves all matters of the heart' IAN MCEWAN 'One of the most skilful and profound Italian storytellers of the past thirty years' DOMENICO STARNONE 'A perfect novel . . . Veronesi proves himself a master' LA STAMPA Summer, 1972. At his family's... Read More
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An evocative coming of age story set on the Tuscan riviera by the bestselling author of The Hummingbird.

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'Veronesi truly knows and loves all matters of the heart' IAN MCEWAN 'One of the most skilful and profound Italian storytellers of the past thirty years' DOMENICO STARNONE 'A perfect novel . . . Veronesi proves himself a master' LA STAMPA

Summer, 1972. At his family's summer house in Versilia, Tuscany, twelve-year-old Gigio Bellandi's life is changing: caught on the cusp of adolescence, he finds the familiar places and people newly strange and intoxicating. As he discovers the adult thrills of music and reading, Gigio begins to learn who he is and to see his family without the veils of childhood. And when Astel Raimondi enters his orbit - a girl who kindles dreams and feelings he could never have imagined - his young existence is changed forever.

But every new chapter is also an ending, though it is harder to recognise at the time. And as an unexpected storm starts to threaten the golden days of summer, Gigio's world will be overturned. Reconstructing that lost season with vivid intensity, Black September is an unforgettable coming-of-age novel about the fragility of innocence, the irreversible bloom of first love and the strange wonder of self-discovery, from one of Europe's greatest storytellers.

Black September has everything: a vivid setting, jaw-dropping plot twists, dramatic tension that just builds and builds, and characters worth not just caring about but suffering with' RICHARD RUSSO, AUTHOR OF EMPIRE FALLS 'A luminous declaration of love for the fragile fault lines that shape us' CORRIERE DELLA SERA

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399748551

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sceptre

Illustration: N/A

Contributors:

  • Translated by Michael F. Moore

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Sandro Veronesi was born in Florence in 1959. He is the author of nine novels including Quiet Chaos (2005), which was translated into twenty languages and won the Premio Strega, the Prix Femina and the Prix Mediterranee. His novel The Hummingbird (2019) was an instant bestseller in Italy, was voted best book of the year by the Corriere della Sera (Italy's most widely read newspaper) and won the Premio Strega. Sandro is only the second author in the Premio Strega's history to win the prize twice.

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