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Strega

Author
Johanne Lykke Holm
Narrator
Kim Ismay
Translated by
Saskia Vogel
Length
5 hours
Publisher
Lolli Editions; 2022
Catalogue Number
17295
Synopsis

Rafa arrives at the remote Alpine town of Strega to work at the grand Olympic Hotel. There, she and eight other girls receive the stiff uniforms of seasonal workers and are taught to iron, cook, and make the beds by austere matrons. In spare moments between tasks, the girls start to enjoy each other's company. But when the hotel suddenly fills with people for a raucous party, one of the girls disappears. What follows are deeper revelations about the myths young women are told, what they are raised to expect from the world, the violence they are made to endure, and, ultimately, the question of whether a gentler, more beautiful life is possible.