El aroma de los libros

Turin, 1957. Adelina is fourteen years old and lives with her aunt Amalia. Among the school desks, the girl is the laughingstock of the class: at her age she does not seem able to remember the lessons. Her stern teacher gives her no respite and decides to help her in the study Luisella, her brilliant companion. If Adelina begins to do better in school, it will not be thanks to the help of her friend, but to an extraordinary gift that she seems to be endowed with: the ability to read with her nose. However, this talent represents a threat: Luisella's father, a notary involved in business that is not entirely clear, will try to use it to decipher the famous manuscript Voynich, the most mysterious codex in the world. «A surprising, funny and original novel» . Il Sole 24 ore "The scent of books is the work of an enveloping and funny pen, it is a little gem of delicacy and humor, but above all it is a tribute to the power of reading." Il Foglio «The aroma of books is a fun novel, with a comedy beat, that finds its best moments in the dynamics between the characters»