Il quaderno della zia : novella

A quiet household is thrown into a swirl of superstition and anticipation when the elderly Aunt Maddalena finally receives a proper burial, three days after her death. The house‑keeper Nannetta, convinced that the aunt is a witch who will return alive, spends the days before the funeral warning the family of a mysterious surprise hidden in a dusty notebook that seems to have vanished. Her frantic attempts to prove the omen—culminating in a clumsy night‑time inspection—only deepen the tension among the grieving relatives, who view her predictions with a mix of ridicule and nervous curiosity.

Against this backdrop, the three generations living under the same roof—Bernardo and his wife Adelina, their daughters Lidia and Sofia, and the enigmatic aunt—struggle to bridge the gap between past memory and youthful hope. The story unfolds as a gentle, humor‑tinged portrait of family dynamics, the weight of unseen traditions, and the lingering question of whether some secrets are meant to stay buried.