Lady of Marble — Michele Amitrani

Can a heart beat inside stone? Young Pygmalion is haunted by a dark past. Fatherless, betrayed by his mother, and forced to run away from home, he vowed to never rely on other people to survive. After a childhood plagued by hardship, Pygmalion finds solace in practicing the noble art of sculpting. His inventive mind makes him the most successful artist in Greece, but his proud stance against love earns him the hate of the goddess Aphrodite. When his greatest artistic achievement forces him to reevaluate everything he believed in, it begins a journey to rediscover life's meaning. Will Pygmalion be able to dispel the ghosts of the past, or will he succumb to his inability to relate to other people and never find the true meaning of love?