Last summer it was the fashionable book (rather, books, as there are four of them) to read and every VIP (beginning with the President of the Republic, who is highly popular so his advice taken into consideration) said they were fantastic; every newspaper column about books recommended it. In addition, the author was a mysterious lady hiding behind a pseudonym and no one knew exactly who she was, apart from being Italian. By now you have probably guessed that I’m …