In this southern Italian city, the air is filled with the scent of spices, fried fish, and sunshine. Driven by a prophetic dream, Émilienne, a French photographer in search of identity and adventure, travels there for the first time. Here, they say that miracles sometimes occur. The young woman hopes to capture these mysterious phenomena and uncover the secrets of this city to which she feels strangely connected.
As she wanders through the narrow alleyways, Émilienne meets a gypsy woman who warns her: if she encounters the Little Monk, she should expect not miracles but great upheavals. Who is this being that everyone fears? Does he really exist? In setting out to find him, Émilienne crosses paths with unforgettable characters whose stories intertwine with her own and lead her to confront buried chapters of her past.
Through this spellbinding novel, Adeline Fleury masterfully weaves together the destiny of a woman and the soul of an enigmatic and majestic city, where people believe in curses as much as in miracles.
