Recently divorced college professor and mother living in Italy. Investigates her apartment's fascist-era history after her daughter Helena begins experiencing hauntings. Throws teeth at a ghost to protect her child. Later faces institutional pressure and erratic behavior after discovering the murdered woman was actually a child-eating serial killer. Ultimately becomes a patient at the same asylum.
Their mother-daughter bond is the emotional foundation of the story.
Sophia is explicitly described as Helena's mother and lives with her daughter in Italy.
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