The fourth episode is dedicated to “L’Arminuta”/“Den återlämnade flickan” by Donatella di Pietrantonio.

Donatella di Pietrantonio’s language is clear and essential when it vivisects feelings such as fear and anger, but also bright and warm when it describes the friendship between the two sisters. This style seems to reflect the landscape of Abruzzo, where the novel is set. Abruzzo is a lesser-known region, almost split between the sunny Adriatic coast and the majestic, though ardous inland mountains.

The book was published in Sweden in 2019 by the publishing house Polaris, translated by Johanna Hedenberg with the title “Den återlämnade flickan”.