A Harvest of Secrets

Name: A Harvest of Secrets
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Roland Merullo
ISBN: 9781713656074

Author: Roland Merullo

Narrator: Will Damron

Unabridged: 9 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 09/01/2022

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of From These Broken Streets comes a sweeping novel of love, resistance, and courage set against the backdrop of WWII Italy.Italy, 1943. The seeds of terror planted by Hitler have brought Allied forces to Italian soil. Young lovers separated by war—one near a Tuscan hill town, the other a soldier on the Sicilian front—will meet any challenge to reunite.Vittoria SanAntonio, the daughter of a prosperous vineyard owner, is caught in a web of family secrets. Defying her domineering father, she has fallen for humble vineyard keeper Carlo Conte. When Carlo is conscripted into Mussolini’s army, it sets a fire in Vittoria, and she joins the resistance. As the Nazi war machine encroaches, Vittoria is drawn into dangers as unknowable as those faced by the man she loves.Badly wounded on the first day of the invasion, Carlo regains consciousness on a farm in Sicily. Nursed back to health by a kind family there, he embarks on an arduous journey north through his ravaged homeland. For Carlo and Vittoria, as wartime threats mount and their paths diverge, what lies ahead will test their courage as never before.

About Roland Merullo

Roland Merullo is the bestselling author of twenty-five works of fiction and nonfiction, including From These Broken Streets; Once Night Falls; The Delight of Being Ordinary; The Talk-Funny Girl, an Alex Award winner; Vatican Waltz, a Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2013 pick; Breakfast with Buddha, an international bestseller; Lunch with Buddha, selected as one of the Best Books of 2013 by Kirkus Reviews; Revere Beach Boulevard, a Boston Globe Top 100 Essential Books of New England pick; and Revere Beach Elegy, winner of the Massachusetts Book Award for Nonfiction. Born in Boston and raised in Revere, Massachusetts, Roland earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Russian language and literature at Brown University. A former Peace Corps volunteer, he has also made his living as a carpenter, college professor, and cabdriver. Roland writes a weekly essay series called On the Plus Side and lives in the hills of western Massachusetts with his family. For more information, visit www.rolandmerullo.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom on August 03, 2022

Well Written I truly enjoyed this book of WWII in Italy. The plot unfolds many twists and turns. It tells of how an Italian family are impacted by Germans, Italians, Italian underground and Americans. Brilliantly woven! Very strong characters that draw the reader into the story. I highly recommend.......more

Goodreads review by Lewis on September 19, 2022

I call this a historical fiction thriller ... which is what I try to write ... Mercullo has produced a compelling read, rich in history, conflict, and love ... the ending was somewhat predictable but it was so well presented it didn't diminish the read at all......more

Goodreads review by Donna on August 08, 2022

The duration in wartime, the fight to continue onto a place just out of reach and all the hidden secrets of the past finally endure.......more

Goodreads review by Dennis DiPaolo on July 18, 2022

A tight, beautifully crafted story of WWIII Italy by a master writer. I love how Merullo makes me feel right in the middle of Italy. He has such a love of the country and its people. This story follows the mansion owners and the peasants who have worked the fields there for generations. Many of them......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on August 26, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars Victims of War Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2022 Verified Purchase This was such a good book I couldn't put it down; another reminder of why I really enjoy historical fiction. It takes place during World War II in Italy. But it is more than just a war story. It's about......more

Quotes

“A well-recommended read.” —Historical Novels Review