Beneath a Scarlet Sky
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It's a historical fiction novel based on the true story of Italian teenager Pino Lella. During World War II in Nazi-occupied Italy, Pino is forced to enlist in the German army, but he is secretly recruited as a spy for the Allies, risking his life to help Jews escape. He endures the horrors of the war and Nazi occupation while working in secret.
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This was a fantastic book. Based on a true story, set in WWII Italy. Tells the story of a young man who does incredibly brave things. Definitely includes some sadness and heaviness, but it's an amazing book. Well-written and engaging. I really didn't know a lot about Italy during the war, so I learned a ton too.
AMAZING TALE OF BRAVERY!!!
This book is nothing short of amazing and the way Mark tells Pino's story makes you feel like you are there. It is one hell of an amazing tale of bravery, love, and hope.
One sentence synopsis... An Italian teenager finds himself become the personal driver for one of the Third Reich's most powerful commanders - while spying for the Allies in Milan.
Read it if you like... really wild semi-true stories (the book is a fictionalized account of a true and truly crazy life story of Pino Lella) at the expense of good writing. Would have been better as a non-fiction but from the rumblings of book twitter there's some controversy over how much is fictionalized (think ‘A Million Little Pieces').
Dream casting... Tom Holland was cast as the lead in the adaptation of this book that never happened... perhaps due to the controversy...
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