MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW
I have read plenty of World War 2 novels but a story that was set specifically around Italy, Florence, and Naples and how the characters related so well with the situations were very enlightening for me that it was hard to put the book down. The immense research the author had put in to describe the war outcomes like shells and bombs raining like fireworks that killed people and a lot of history that surrounds Florence was so inspiring.
One side of the novel is, Carrie the American army nurse, her brave journey through the war chaos, how she meets Bill, her relationship with Bill, and his death that brought grief and pain was very intense throughout the plotline. Veto is a resistance fighter. Even when she had been in tears and broken irreparably. What will ever put her back again when it is fearful and shaky ground?
Carrie is my favorite of all as she is a strong and brave nurse who tends to the wounded and comforts soldiers in their deaths, on and on she worked helping the injured at war. When she meets an injured Orphan from Tuscan, a girl named Mimi, Carrie is determined to find her parents. I thoroughly enjoyed the locations and how the enemy air raids were described entirely in the story.
Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources and Netgalley for an advanced digital copy for my honest review.
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The Tuscan Orphan
1944 - When an air raid strikes the hospital she’s been working in, Carrie’s life irrevocably changes. But as a nurse in the middle of wartime, she has no time to grieve, as she has too many people relying on her.
For resistance fighter, Vito, nothing is more important than seeking vengeance for the atrocities his fellow comrades have suffered. But when he liberates a convent, finding a group of Jewish children in hiding, he suddenly has even more to fight for.
Little Mimi is injured, scared and alone. Together Carrie and Vito vow to find her parents, a loving home. But under the shadow of war, is it wise to make promises you’re not sure you can keep?
Heartbreaking and immersive, this powerful story of the strength of the human spirit will delight fans of Kristin Hannah, Fiona Valpy and Rhys Bowen
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Author Bio –
Siobhan Daiko writes powerful and sweeping historical fiction set in Italy during the second World War, with strong women at its heart. She now lives near Venice, having been a teacher in Wales for many years.
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- Publisher : Boldwood Books (14 Nov. 2023)
- Print length : 296 pages
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