Teresa's life has always been a comfortable straight line, with every goal set for herself achieved right on schedule. It comes as little surprise when she wins a prestigious scholarship to help mount an exhibition in Berlin celebrating the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb by Howard Carter in 1922. Ruben is a fellow young Italian who never finished his art studies and views Berlin as his personal playground. When Teresa and Ruben meet, fate will forever change the trajectory of their existence.A sublime and romantic journey into Egyptian grandeur and a romance in the making, from the incomparable Manuele Fior ( A magnificent portrait of a woman in search of herself. Fiors meditative latest glides between time periods and story lines to sketch a poignant historical fiction centered on a young Italian researcher. ...?This artfully executed romance lays out a banquet of arresting ideas. The entire book is a visual delight ...?perhaps the most visually arresting artwork in any of [Fior's] books to date.