Melissa 1992: A surprising case of mass lethargy suddenly occurs on a small island in the Aegean Sea. Ten percent of the population falls ashore in a state of total unconsciousness. On the same day on the island, a man and his one-year-old son mysteriously disappear.
Rome 2020: in the midst of lockdown Simone, a young Roman writer, receives eerie premonitory signs of something about to happen in his life. Everything is about to change, and the answers he seeks are hidden in the mysteries of Melissa.
The events told in the novel revolve around a fundamental question: what influence does chance have on our lives, and to what extent instead can each of us alter our destiny by exercising free will?
