The Cafe Toscanini in Fremolia

In the midst of the coming threat, a love triangle including Mariela, a beautiful young local woman, her long-time gypsy dance partner Guiseppe, and a rich American writer named Alex White, whose aspirations are bigger than himself, creates a stir in the village, adding a sense of spice to the evenings at The Cafi Toscanini, the local gathering place.

But the War interrupts the town's quiet pace, affecting Fremolia's residents in ways they would never have imagined. Life, death, and the question of mortality become integral to their daily lives. Will the village ever return to its pre-war innocence, or has the War obliterated such nostalgia?