Paperback edition of this compelling coming of age novel from a much-acclaimed Italian writer. Translated from the Italian by Jonathan Hunt. A deft masterpiece with never a false note The Guardian In the summer in a tiny hamlet of five houses in the middle of wheat fields, six children venture out on bikes. In the midst of the wheat nine-year-old Michele discovers a secret so terrible he cant tell anyone. This story is told through Micheles eyes and the tragedy involving the adults.