Book Review – Alla Ricerca della Madre (In Search of the Mother),

Book Review : In Search of the Mother is the fourth of Lucio Zichella’s novels. After a life dedicated to scientific research and care of pregnant and new mothers as an obstetrician and gynecologist, Lucio Zichella embarked on the field of literature. He felt that the cool rigor of scientific language was unable to deeply express what he had learned from his professional and human experience with mothers. Over time, he also understood the value of a novel in catching the complexity of reality and in spreading the scientific and humane message among lay people. During his professional life, Zichella witnessed the astounding power of the mother’s speechless marvel at her baby having just been born and learned the richness and truthfulness of nonverbal language.