Marco Balzano's 'I Will Stay Here' masterfully tells the gripping story of Trina, a young woman from Curon, a village in South Tyrol, Italy, that was deliberately submerged to create a reservoir in the 1950s. As the waters steadily rose, Trina's community faced profound displacement, immense loss, and the relentless struggle to preserve their unique cultural heritage amidst complex political tensions between Italian and German identities. Balzano skillfully intertwines historical facts with deeply personal narratives, exploring universal themes of belonging, memory, resistance, and the enduring human spirit in the face of radical and irreversible change. The novel beautifully portrays the unbreakable bond between people and their land, compellingly questioning what it truly means to stay when everything around you is transformed forever.