Beneath a Scarlet Sky
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4.5
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Mark T. Sullivan
Soon to be a major television event from Pascal Pictures, starring Tom Holland. Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man's incredible courage and resilience during one of history's darkest hours. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager--obsessed with music, food, and girls--but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior. In an attempt to protect him, Pino's parents force him to enlist as a German soldier--a move they think will keep him out of combat. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the tender age of eighteen to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitler's left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reich's most mysterious and powerful commanders. Now, with the opportunity to spy for the Allies inside the German High Command, Pino endures the horrors of the war and the Nazi occupation by fighting in secret, his courage bolstered by his love for Anna and for the life he dreams they will one day share. Fans of All the Light We Cannot See, The Nightingale, and Unbroken will enjoy this riveting saga of history, suspense, and love.
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Author
Mark T. Sullivan
Pages
513
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Published Date
2017
ISBN
1503943372 9781503943377
Ratings
Google: 4
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"I hear crap about this book and how it’s not possible it was based on a true story, but let me tell you this, who cares if it was based on a true story because it’s so good. It’s also the only novel I have been able to find that is set in Italy during WW2!! Ignore the hate comments and just go for it on this novel, yo I won’t regret it! "
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"#1 on my list, without question<br/><br/>"He thought of Tullio Galimberti, how he used to say that the trick to doing almost anything difficult was to act like someone else, someone who belonged.""
Christopher Gilbert
"This booked truly moved me. Just to attempt to understand all that the protagonist went through in WWII was all I could try to do. I would google the characters and in the end, felt like I really knew them. I want to fly to Italy now and meet Pino and hug him!"
Amy Emery
"One of the best books I have ever read."
Jaye
"Dnf"
Annee N. Grayson
"Such an amazing and compelling book. Even after reading it, I still sit here being blown away by the story. Highly Recommend! "
Marissa Biscocho
"I'm giving this a full 5 stars because the story is truly incredible. Especially since so many unsung heroes who lived through WWII are in twilight of their lives, Pino Lella among them, it is crucial that their stories are not only told but remembered and passed along from generation to generation. It is so important that we hear that kindness and goodness still existed in such a terribly dark time, and that it can prevail. I am in awe of all those who risked their own lives because they knew it was the right thing to do, and I marvel at how many people survived because of the goodness of a few.<br/><br/>My only (very small!) complaint was that I didn't love the writing style. I know Mark Sullivan tried to strike a balance between narrative non-fiction and fictionalized biography, but I'm not sure if it was successful. It felt a little flat and disjointed, but by no means did it distract from the point of the story.<br/>"
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Allie Peduto
"Loved this book. One of my favorite books "
Mary Howard Blackburn
"2ish stars. Something about the writing didn’t click with me, and as an avid WWII reader, I would have appreciated this book more had it not been advertised as a true story when the facts are clearly pointing to it being 10% true and 90% fiction."
Nadia Despain
