{"product_id":"the-girl-from-venice-9781837518920","title":"The Girl from Venice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning author Siobhan Daiko comes an epic novel of love, betrayal, and finding where you truly belong.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1943\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLidia De Angelis has kept a low profile since Mussolini's laws wrenched her from her childhood sweetheart. But when the Germans occupy Venice, she must flee the city to save her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLidia joins the partisans in the Venetian mountains, where she meets David, an English soldier fighting for the same cause. As she grows closer to him, harsh German reprisals and her own ardent patriotic activities threaten to tear them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYears later\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile sorting through her grandmother's belongings after her death, Charlotte discovers a Jewish prayer book, unopened letters written in Italian, and a fading photograph of a group of young people in front of the Doge's Palace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntrigued by her grandmother's refusal to talk about her time in Italy, Charlotte travels to Venice in search of her roots. There, she learns not only the devastating truth about her grandmother's past, but also about her own...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers of Rhys Bowen, Fiona Valpy and Victoria Hislop.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boldwood Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837518920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.68d","brand":"Siobhan Daiko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049701605557,"sku":"9781837518920","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4206d59b-9874-4cde-a908-ae3625654993.jpg?v=1689693003","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-girl-from-venice-9781837518920","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}