A Thread of Grace
of Mary Doria Russell (Goodreads Author)
Description
Set in Italy during the dramatic finale of World War II, this new novel is the first in seven years by the bestselling author of The Sparrow and Children of God.It is September 8, 1943, and fourteen-year-old Claudette Blum is learning Italian with a suitcase in her hand. She and her father are among the thousands of Jewish refugees scrambling over the Alps toward Italy, where they hope to be safe at last, now that the Italians have broken with Germany and made a separate peace with the Allies. The Blums will soon discover that Italy is anything but peaceful, as it becomes overnight an open battleground among the Nazis, the Allies, resistance fighters, Jews in hiding, and ordinary Italian civilians trying to survive.Mary Doria Russell sets her first historical novel against this dramatic background, tracing the lives of a handful of fascinating characters. Through them, she tells the little-known but true story of the network of Italian citizens who saved the lives of forty-three thousand Jews during the warâs final phase. The result of five years of meticulous research, A Thread of Grace is an ambitious, engrossing novel of ideas, history, and marvelous characters that will please Russellâs many fans and earn her even more.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 442 pages
- Publisher Ballantine Books
- Publication Date December 6th 2005
- First Publication 02/01/05
- Language English
- ISBN 9780449004135
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Italy', 'Genoa (Italy)', 'Turin (Italy)']
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