Bologna, Italy, 1943, and the streets are filled with German soldiers. Nineteen-year-old Lina Venturi is shocked into joining the Resistance after her beloved best friend Rebecca, the daughter of a prominent Jewish businessman, is ruthlessly deported to a concentration camp.
In the spring of 1981, exchange student Rhiannon Hughes arrives in Bologna to study at the university. There, she rents a room from Lina, who is now middle-aged and infirm. Lina’s nephew, Gianluca, offers to show Rhiannon around but Lina warns her off him.
Soon Rhiannon finds herself being drawn into a web of intrigue. What is Gianluca’s interest in a far-right group? And how is this nefarious leader of this group connected to Lina? As dark secrets emerge from the past, Rhiannon is faced with a terrible choice. Will she take her courage into both hands and risk everything?
An evocative, compelling read, “The Girl from Bologna” is a story of love lost, daring exploits, and heart wrenching redemption.
Disclaimer: This book depicts war and the violence associated with it.
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The Girl from Bologna (Girls from the Italian Resistance #3)
Bologna, Italy, 1943, and the streets are filled with German soldiers. Nineteen-year-old Lina Venturi is shocked into joining the Resistance after her beloved best friend Rebecca, the daughter of a prominent Jewish businessman, is ruthlessly deported to a concentration camp.
In the spring of 1981, exchange student Rhiannon Hughes arrives in Bologna to study at the university. There, she rents a room from Lina, who is now middle-aged and infirm. Lina’s nephew, Gianluca, offers to show Rhiannon around but Lina warns her off him.
Soon Rhiannon finds herself being drawn into a web of intrigue. What is Gianluca’s interest in a far-right group? And how is this nefarious leader of this group connected to Lina? As dark secrets emerge from the past, Rhiannon is faced with a terrible choice. Will she take her courage into both hands and risk everything?
An evocative, compelling read, “The Girl from Bologna” is a story of love lost, daring exploits, and heart wrenching redemption.
Disclaimer: This book depicts war and the violence associated with it.