Watch over her

A hymn to friendship and freedom that has captivated over half a million readers in France

For fans of the novels "All That Invisible Light" by Anthony Dorr and "The Man in the Red Coat" by Julian Barnes

These two were not supposed to meet.

After all, in the grand game of life, Mimeau lost - a poor short sculptor, abandoned by his mother, who possessed only a brilliant talent and surpassed his teacher. And Viola Orsini - the daughter of wealthy aristocrats, heiress of a prestigious family from Pietra d'Alba, who spent her childhood in the shadow of the Genoese palace, is too ambitious to give up her dream of becoming a pilot and accept the place allotted to her. But they recognize each other at first sight and, bound by an invisible attraction, swear never to part. And even during the brutal years of dictatorship, when Mimo becomes a great sculptor, works with the fascists and the Vatican, their love does not fade. After all, what is the point of fame if they have to lose each other?

And now, on the verge of death, among his own creations, "watching over" - a mysterious statue that he himself created, Michelangelo Vitaliani is ready to tell his own story.