Title::
One good thing
First Author value, for Searching:
Hunter, Georgia, 1978- author.
Format:
Book
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Abstract:
"From the New York Times-bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones, an unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage and resilience, that follows one young woman's journey through war-torn Italy 1941, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends since meeting at the University of Ferrara; when Esti's son Theo is born, they become as close as sisters. There is a war being fought across borders, and in Italy, Mussolini's Racial Laws have deemed Lili and Esti descendants of an 'inferior' Jewish race, but life somehow goes on--until Germany invades northern Italy, and the friends find themselves in occupied territory. Esti, older and fiercely self-assured, convinces Lili to flee first to a villa in the countryside to help hide a group of young war orphans, then to a convent in Florence, where they pose as nuns and forge false identification papers for the Underground. When disaster strikes at the convent, a critically wounded Esti asks Lili to take a much bigger step: To go on the run with Theo. Protect him while Esti can't. Terrified to travel on her own, Lili sets out on an epic journey south toward Allied territory, through Nazi-occupied villages and bombed-out cities, doing everything she can to keep Theo safe. A remarkable tale of friendship, motherhood, and survival, One Good Thing is a tender reminder that love for another person, even amidst darkness and uncertainty, can be reason to keep going"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject:
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy -- Fiction. |
| Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Italy -- Fiction. |
| Jewish families -- Italy -- Fiction. |
| Female friendship -- Fiction. |
| Nuns -- Fiction. |
| Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Italy -- Fiction. |
| Holocauste, 1939-1945 -- Italie -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
| Familles juives -- Italie -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
| Amitié féminine -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
| Religieuses -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
| Justes de toutes les nations pendant l'Holocauste -- Italie -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
| FICTION / Jewish. |
| FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War II & Holocaust. |
| Friendship -- Fiction. |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction. |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Fiction. |
| Holocaust, 1933-1945 -- Fiction. |
| Jewish families -- Fiction. |
| Italy -- History -- 1922-1945 -- Fiction. |
| Italie -- Histoire -- 1922-1945 -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
| Historical fiction. |
| War fiction. |
| Novels. |
| Romans. |
| HISTORICAL FICTION JEWISH HOLOCAUST WW2 NOVELS RELIGION WORLD WAR 2 ITALY WWII ALTERNATE HISTORY |
Summary:
"From the New York Times-bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones, an unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage and resilience, that follows one young woman's journey through war-torn Italy 1941, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends since meeting at the University of Ferrara; when Esti's son Theo is born, they become as close as sisters. There is a war being fought across borders, and in Italy, Mussolini's Racial Laws have deemed Lili and Esti descendants of an 'inferior' Jewish race, but life somehow goes on--until Germany invades northern Italy, and the friends find themselves in occupied territory. Esti, older and fiercely self-assured, convinces Lili to flee first to a villa in the countryside to help hide a group of young war orphans, then to a convent in Florence, where they pose as nuns and forge false identification papers for the Underground. When disaster strikes at the convent, a critically wounded Esti asks Lili to take a much bigger step: To go on the run with Theo. Protect him while Esti can't. Terrified to travel on her own, Lili sets out on an epic journey south toward Allied territory, through Nazi-occupied villages and bombed-out cities, doing everything she can to keep Theo safe. A remarkable tale of friendship, motherhood, and survival, One Good Thing is a tender reminder that love for another person, even amidst darkness and uncertainty, can be reason to keep going"--
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