"Beagle's unicorns have never been more bewitching, impossible, and
genuine. I cherished every page."
--Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and After Alice
From the acclaimed author of The Last Unicorn comes a new,
exquisitely-told fable for the modern age.
Claudio Bianchi has lived alone for many years on a hillside in Southern
Italy's scenic Calabria. Set in his ways and suspicious of outsiders,
Claudio has always resisted change, preferring farming and writing
poetry. But one chilly morning, as though from a dream, an impossible
visitor appears at the farm. When Claudio comes to her aid, an act of
kindness throws his world into chaos. Suddenly he must stave off
inquisitive onlookers, invasive media, and even more sinister
influences.
Lyrical, gripping, and wise, In Calabria confirms Peter S. Beagle's
continuing legacy as one of fantasy's most legendary authors.