A Girl During the War: A Novel

By: Anita Abriel

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Synopsis: The author of the &“unforgettable story of strength, love, and survival&” (Jillian Cantor, USA TODAY bestselling author) The Light After the War returns with a sweeping and evocative story of love and purpose in WWII Italy.Rome, 1943: University student Marina Tozzi is on her way home when she finds out that her father has been killed for harboring a Jewish artist in their home. Fearful of the consequences, Marina flees to Villa I Tatti, the Florence villa of her father&’s American friend Bernard Berenson and his partner Belle da Costa Greene, the famed librarian who once curated J.P. Morgan&’s library. Florence is a hotbed of activity as partisans and Germans fight for control of the city. Marina, an art expert, begins helping Bernard catalog his library as he makes the difficult trek to neutral Switzerland, helping to hide precious cultural artifacts from the Germans. Adding to the tension, their young neighbor Carlos, a partisan, seeks out Marina for both her art expertise and her charm. Marina, swept up in the romance, dreams of a life together after the war. But when Carlos disappears, all of Marina&’s assumptions about her life in Florence are thrown into doubt, and she&’ll have to travel halfway around the world to unravel what really happened during the war.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 320 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781982181185
Related ISBNs:: 9781982181178
Publisher:: Atria Books
Date of Addition:: 07/31/23
Copyrighted By:: Anita Hughes
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

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