Teresa's Oracles - Arianna Cecconi

GBB Review:

Teresa's Oraclesis a novel with a very particular atmosphere, almost a female closed-room drama—with the exception of a cat—that questions the place of women, their silences, and the roles assigned to them within the family and society.
Upon learning of her impending death, Teresa gathers her family, marked by a secret kept for ten years. The narrative is carried by the voice of Nina, a little girl whose perspective brings both freshness and a certain clumsiness, contrasting with adult characters often burdened by the past and unspoken words.
Gradually, each family member shares their story. These fragments come together like a family tree, revealing a complex family memory, made of absences, transmissions, and silences. The writing is very dreamlike: dreams play an essential role, not to delve into the fantastic, but to reveal what has never been said.
This is a novel that doesn't reveal itself immediately. It can be unsettling, sometimes seem slow, but it possesses a strange and unique charm. Difficult to fully enter... and just as difficult to leave once you're drawn in.

A read to savor for curious readers, fond of novels with a strong atmosphere and multiple layers of interpretation.