From These Broken Streets, Roland Merullo
From These Broken Streets, Roland Merullo
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From These Broken Streets

Author: Roland Merullo

Narrator: Angelo Di Loreto

Unabridged: 10 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/03/2020

Synopsis

Roland Merullo, bestselling author of Once Night Falls, returns with a galvanizing historical novel of Nazi-occupied Naples and the rage and resistance of a people under siege.Italy, 1943. The Nazi occupation has cemented its grip on the devastated city of Naples.Giuseppe DiPietra, a curator in the National Archives, has a subversive plan to aid the Allies. If he’s discovered, forced labor or swift execution. Lucia Pastone, secretary for the Italian Fascist government, is risking her own life in secret defiance of orders. And Lucia’s father, Aldo, is a black marketeer who draws Giuseppe and Lucia into the underworld—for their protection and to help plant the seeds of resistance. Their fates are soon intertwined with those of Aldo’s devoted lover and a boy of the streets who’ll do anything to live another day. And all of Naples is about to join forces to overcome impossible odds and repel the Nazi occupiers.Inspired by a true historic uprising, From These Broken Streets is a richly layered novel of the extraordinary daring of ordinary people whose bonds of love, family, and unfaltering courage could not be broken.

About Roland Merullo

Roland Merullo is the bestselling author of more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction, including 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 now in its twentieth printing; Lunch with Buddha, selected as one of the Best Books of 2013 by Kirkus Reviews; Revere Beach Boulevard, named one of the “Top 100 Essential Books of New England” by the Boston Globe; and Revere Beach Elegy, winner of the Massachusetts Book Award for nonfiction. Born in Boston and raised in Revere, Massachusetts, Roland attended Brown University, where he obtained a bachelor of arts in Russian studies and a master of arts in Russian language and literature. A former Peace Corps volunteer, he’s also made his living as a carpenter, college professor, and cabdriver. Roland, his wife, and their two lovely daughters live in the hills of western Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.rolandmerullo.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Darryl on November 29, 2022

While most wartime novels focus on other parts of Europe, Roland Murullo’s novel, "From These Broken Streets" places Naples, Italy under the microscope. Literally. Set in 1943, the Neapolitans, having already suffered heavily under Allied bombing raids following Italy’s dictator, Benito Mussolini si......more

Goodreads review by Karren on March 25, 2022

From These Broken Streets is a historical fiction story set in Naples over four days and during the Second World War in 1943. The allies are getting closer, the Germans want to round up as many Jewish people as they can and all Italian men in the city between the ages of eighteen to thirty three are......more

Goodreads review by David on January 06, 2021

This novel didn’t really grab me. It’s about the end of the German occupation of Naples and the fight back by the locals so the subject matter is interesting. The writing was good but the story line for me wasn’t totally compelling. Given that it is published by Lake Union, an Amazon company, I thou......more

Goodreads review by Lori on November 12, 2020

Set in World War II Naples, an archivist (Giuseppe) comes up with a plan to aid the Allies. He and Lucia, a secretary, go underground with the aid of of her father, risking much, to help overthrown Fascist and Nazi regimes. Unfortunately the novel started far too slowly and failed to draw me until t......more

Goodreads review by Jayne Scott on May 03, 2023

This vivid story expertly entwines a gruelling historical event with fictional characters who are entirely credible. I was completely swept back in time to the streets of Naples witnessing the passionate and stoic determination of the people to survive. Totally immersive reading!......more

Quotes

“Stirring and moving: more fine work from a versatile, gifted writer.” —Kirkus Reviews“The seamless plot is compelling, making this an altogether deeply satisfying work of historical fiction.” —Booklist“An entertaining and engaging read.” —Historical Novel Society

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