In 1944, in a mountain village high up in the Italian Alps, war looms as a distant but constant threat. Cesare Graziadei, the local schoolmaster and his wife Adele have eight living children including Lucia, Ada, and Flavia.

The arrival of Pietro, a Sicilian soldier who has deserted from his unit, disrupts the dynamics of Cesare’s family, changing them forever. During the four seasons marking the end of World War II, Pietro and Lucia, the eldest daughter, are instantly drawn to each other leading to an unexpected fate. As the world emerges from tragedy, the family will face its own.

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