A Girl Returned (Italian: L'Arminuta) is a novel by Donatella Di Pietrantonio.
While not an autobiographical novel, Di Pietrantonio drew inspiration for several parts of it from her personal experiences.
[1] The novel, which is set in Abruzzo between the 1960s and the 1970s, achieved large success, selling over 300,000 copies.
[3][4] In 2019, it was translated in English by Ann Goldstein and published by Europa Editions.
[5][6][7][8] In 2021, the book was adapted into a film with the same name directed by Giuseppe Bonito.