"Καλαμιές στον άνεμο" by Grazia Deledda is a novel published in 1913. Set in rural Sardinia, it follows three aging sisters of a once-noble family living in a crumbling house with their devoted servant Efix, who harbors a dark secret about their father's mysterious death. When Giacinto, the son of their disgraced sister who fled years ago, arrives at their doorstep, he stirs conflicting emotions and brings hope for renewal to their fading household.