Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. So People Know It’s Me by Francesca Maria Benvenuto dreams of a future beyond prison walls.
What We Say: “An important novel set on the juvenile prison island of Nisida. Fifteen-year-old Zeno, raised on the tough streets of Naples, survives by delivering drugs, stealing, and dreaming of love with Natalina. But when a rival pulls a gun, Zeno lands behind bars, separated from everything he holds dear. From his cell, he begins to write his life story, hoping to earn a visit home. This novel gives a voice to lives too often overlooked and marginalised, capturing the fragile humanity behind Naples’ toughest streets.” – Samantha de Haas
What They Say: “Benvenuto crafts her writing, chiselling page after page with an unusual narrative voice, rich ideas and surprising turns [...] illuminates and unfolds new spaces for an existence too often ignored” – Giacomo Giossi
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Samantha de Haas is Creative Production Manager at Service95
