CHAPTER 13
Where books are burned, sooner or later
it ends up burning even men.
(Heinrich Heine, 1823)
Germano had welcomed her into his home as a family member. He had boiled her a cup of goat’s milk and offered her homemade cookies prepared by his wife. Lucia knew well that she had a positive influence on the Mayor, she had noticed it from the first time she had dealt with him. And she was happy to have good relations with a representative of the Ottoni family, who at the time ruled over important municipalities in the mountain area, such as Fabriano, Cerreto d’Esi, Matelica and San Severino. All communities to maintain friendly, if the old rivalries between Jesi and Ancona were revived. While Lucia warmed her hands wrapped around the cup of boiling milk, the talking had slipped on p
