Dimitri, Francesco: Never The Wind

Luca Saracino has been blind for eight months when his family move to a dilapidated farmhouse his parents dream of turning into a hotel. They are chasing dreams of rebirth and reinvention. When Luca meets Ada Guadalupi they quickly become friends, exploring the rocky fields and empty beaches together. But Luca and Ada find they can't escape their families' histories, grudges that have lasted for a generation. And Luca soon discovers he is being preyed upon by the wanderer, who walks the vineyards.

Francesco Dimitri is an Italian author and speaker living in London. He is on the Faculty of the School of Life. He is considered one of the foremost fantasy writers in Italy, and his works have been widely appreciated by non-genre readers too. A film has been made from his first novel, La Ragazza dei miei Sogni. The Book of Hidden Things is his debut novel in English.