"Romano’s miraculous work opens layer by layer, always guarding its innermost mystery. This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read" – Ayşegül Savaş

"An extraordinarily powerful book" – Jhumpa Lahiri

"It’s a sign of the quality of the writing, and power of Brian Robert Moore’s beautiful translation, that even when reading analytically as a reviewer, I often found myself putting the book down still in a dream of its voice." – Irish Times

Upon the death of her husband, Lalla Romano sought to distill the essence of their long life together. The result was In Farthest Seas: a piercingly intimate retelling of the first four years and final four months of their relationship, built from shard-like moments of connection and revelation.

With precise artistry, Romano braids together seemingly minor details – the expressiveness of Innocenzo’s hands, the beauty of his face in sleep, a fleeting instance of pallor – that come to reveal the barest truths of life and death. Unsparing yet tender, minimal yet monumental, In Farthest Seas is a startlingly moving elegy for a great love by a vital Italian writer.