dog in the middle of the road

Author's name: Isabella Figueiredo

A man and a woman, each hiding behind the walls of their own solitude, trying to escape the cruelty of the world and the scars of the past. Chance brings them face to face, and a fragile relationship is formed between them, fraught with tension, yet deeply human. It is a story of isolation, pain, and the unfamiliar lives of two neighbors united by a strange passion: collecting old and neglected things. Their paths cross at a crucial moment, as each faces the weight of loneliness, painful memories, and family traumas, ultimately discovering that they are not alone in this battle. A Dog in the Middle of the Road is a captivating novel about silence and human wounding, told in a language that is both pure, sharp, and tender, about our fragility, our isolation, and the small coincidences that may grant our souls salvation.