I'M Staying Here Av Marco Balzano

<p><b>A sweeping historical novel about the struggle of one woman and one village against war, racism and ecological devastation. </b><br>Curòn, 1920 <br><br>In a small village in South Tyrol, Trina longs for a different life. She dedicates herself to becoming a teacher, but the year that she qualifies Mussolini''s regime abolishes the use of German as a teaching language. <br>In this new climate of fear and uncertainty Trina works for a clandestine network of schools in the valley, always with the risk of capture. Curòn, 1939 <br><br>Now married and a mother Trina''s life is again thrown into uncertainty when Germany anounces the ''Great choice'' and communities in South Tyrol are given the opportunity to move to Germany. <br>The town splits and ever-increasing rifts form among its people. Those, like Trina and her family, who choose not to leave are seen as traitors and spies; they can no longer leave the house without suffering abuse. <br>Then one day Trina comes home and finds that her daughter is missing...</p>