The bold ones

On a day in the world of Solin, a forty-year-old lawyer from an esteemed background, she falls into the abyss of depression after her client’s suicide, revealing all those disappointments she endured and hid deep inside, and those dreams she abandoned, like her dream of writing and motherhood—dreams taken away from her by others. Despite the glamorous façade of the successful and strong woman, Solin loses meaning and everything around her collapses, falling into questions about the worth of everything she has achieved. She seeks refuge in charity work as a "notary public" at the "Women’s Palace" to lessen the pain, only to find herself inside a world of fragility, in a "shelter" for women who have suffered all forms of misery in a world against women. Women who have been raped, addicted, miserable, invisible—women living on the margins of life, women whom she will give a voice to and give meaning to her existence through them. All these women could have been sheltered by the street if not for Blanche Lo Béron, the leader of the "Salvation Army," a real person who lived during the nineteenth century and dedicated her life to those whom life had rejected, but history marginalized her and did not write a single line about her. Through these three stories, Colombani takes us on a journey to explore the dark side of life, cruelty, and the rugged paths that women have traversed to earn, despite their bruises, a spot under the sun. Book information: Author: Leticia Colombani Year of publication: 2020 Publisher: Seven Pages Number of pages: 217