Francesca Melandri explores her father's silences in 'Cold Feet'

Italian novelist Francesca Melandri publishes 'Cold Feet', a story about her father, a soldier in Ukraine during World War II.

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The book uncovers the silences and traumas of a colonial expedition under fascist propaganda.

The author draws parallels between past cowardice and contemporary issues.

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