“As white as Milk, as Red as Blood” is often called a contemporary version of Love story. It’s undoubtedly a book which picks up challenging and difficult subject, but surprisingly is able to do it in a very natural and attractive way.

The novel was written by an Italian writer Alessandro D'Avenia. The main character of “As white as Milk, as Red as Blood” Leo is an ordinary teenager: a little bit rebel who hates school and loves football.  His love for Beatrice changes him and makes him see many things. Leo starts to think about love, suffering and the value of human life.

From being a teenager he starts to feel adult. That book is a “bildungroman”, a book about education and growing up. Thanks to his experiences the main character learns a lot about the world and about himself. His participation in a human tragedy turns an immature 15 year old boy  into a grown man who can think and make important life decisions.