Years ago, Madame Verona and her husband made a home for themselves on a hill in a forest above a small remote village. There they lived in seclusion, practicing their music, and enjoying each other’s company. When Mr Verona died, the locals were expecting that Madame Verona, a woman of legendary beauty, would return to the village life. But she had enough wood to keep her warm during the years it would take to make a cello – the instrument her husband loved – and in the meantime she had her dogs for company.

And then one cold February morning, when the last log has burned, Madame Verona sets off down the village path, with her cello and her memories, knowing that she will have no strength to climb the hill again. Poignant, precise and perfectly structured, this is a story of a tender love affair against the backdrop of an unforgettable and increasingly isolated village.

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