Praise for The Perfect Circle

“Claudia Petrucci makes climate emergency a literary motif, in a story that spirals, like the interior of the house in the novel, before closing in ‘a perfect circle.’” —Lorenza Gentile, La Stampa

 “Claudia Petrucci gave the plot of her book a circular pattern. It can be seen in the constant alternation between the two timelines of the novel, which unfolds like concentric circles—a story perfectly told.” —La Lettura, Il Corriere della Sera

“A refined revenge story … A satisfying novel that keeps you guessing and in suspense until the very end.” —Il Piccolo 

Praise for The Performance

“All the world’s a stage … In this English-language debut, Claudia Petrucci provides a fresh take on an age-old issue: the blurred lines between art and life. In the novel, set in Milan, a woman working in a grocery store returns to the acting profession she once loved. She is an incandescent actor but soon suffers a complete breakdown, showing signs of life only when reading scripted scenes. What follows is a tangled Pygmalion story in which her boyfriend and her theater director conspire, each with his own motives, to shape her anew according to their own script.” —The Millions Most Anticipated

“An unsettling and stunning tale … Petrucci’s captivating character-driven debut explores the boundary between reality and illusion in the theater world.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“What’s left of an actor when she leaves the stage? Who is she when she takes off her mask and is no longer just a character? These are some of the questions running through Claudia Petrucci’s debut novel, The Performance, and they make for a very intense and original story.” —La Republica

“A daring, staggering debut novel.” —Elle

“Lush, relentless and fast-paced, The Performance is a story that lingers in the mind long after the curtain falls.” —Literary Review

“Claudia Petrucci’s debut novel is a dazzling story that straddles the line between fiction and reality, between love and possession.” —Esquire 

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