Incipit with Image
Ai generated images and novel incipit
Mary of Migdal had heard another voice, coming from another place, from another time. She had seen a forest of olive trees illuminated by the moon, a man who was crying, infinitely alone.
From “The Man of Smiles” by Patrizia Poli
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Patrizia Poli
Patrizia Poli was born in Livorno in 1961. Writer of fiction and blogger, she published seven novels.
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