A Sister’s Story

In the darkest hours of night, Adriana arrives at her sister’s door with a baby in her arms, fleeing an unknown threat and carrying a buried truth that will upend both their lives.

Years later, the narrator is called back to her hometown of Pescara. As she travels through the night and into memory, she revisits a shared past of love, loss, secrets, and regret. In the tight-knit fishing quarter of Borgo Sud, she confronts what truly happened and what it will take to make peace with it.

A moving novel by Donatella Di Pietrantonio, Borgo Sud explores the complex, enduring bond between sisters and the fragile ties that hold families together.

A New Yorker Best Book of 2022.