
The Italian Girls
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Narrated by:
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Katie Villa
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By:
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Debbie Rix
The sun hung low in the sky, casting pink light all over the city. A faint breeze blew over the rooftops, as flocks of starlings swirled above her, swooping and diving in unison. It seemed unimaginable that, even now, German soldiers were marching along the streets below. It was time, she decided, for direct action. It was time to fight back.
Each morning Livia Moretti makes her way from an apartment overlooking Florence’s famous Duomo to a nearby café, where she drinks espresso and reads the newspaper. To the crowds of tourists who pass by, snapping selfies, nothing about Livia will be memorable. She is simply an old lady. They walk on without knowing the part she played in ensuring the future of this beautiful city. And to Livia now, those dark days feel very far away too.
But today, when she opens the paper, she sees a name she has not heard for a long time. A name that will bring memories flooding back of Nazi troops marching through the city and the dangers she faced as a young woman, carrying out secret missions for the resistance.
Isabella Bellucci.
A siren of the silver screen, Isabella cultivated all the right connections to ensure her rise to stardom. But when Rome falls to the Nazis, Isabella is suddenly faced with the choice between protecting herself and all she has worked for or sacrificing everything to save the man she loves.
As the war rages across Europe, a terrible misunderstanding causes the fates of Isabella and Livia to become forever intertwined. And each woman must decide what she's willing to risk, to protect the ones she holds dear from a brutal enemy.
Inspired by the incredible true stories of two women in wartime Italy, this is a heart-wrenching and unforgettable tale of love, resistance, betrayal and hope. Fans of Kate Furnivall, Fiona Valpy and My Name Is Eva will be absolutely gripped.
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Now, confession - I worried that I had just bought, I'll just say it for brevity, a chic lit book (don't like the term, but you get my meaning I hope...). Not so. In fact, this book made me realize how, in general, the women who contributed so much to the Allied victory in WWII have often been overlooked. The two main characters in this book are based on real women. Now, I'm seeking out books, fiction and non fiction, about these women. To be clear - this book is for everyone.
In summary: The Italian Girls did what good books should do - reveal new landscapes to the reader through an absorbing story. One more time...well done Debbie Rix and Katie Villa. Please team up again.
Absorbing. Katie Villa as narrator was superb.
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This is a wonderful story. Don’t miss it.
Totally awesome
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Interesting and inspiring !
great history
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Grabs you from the start! Fabulous performance!
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Hag been narrated by an Italian. It was very distracting
Why an English narrator?
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Well done!
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The narrator was good and was easily identifiable. The characters were believable and very well described.
I like this genre and am super hard to please and I was pleasantly surprised.
I would say give it a go!!
Better than I expected
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Slow beginning
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Brave Italian Girls
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Wonderful WWii Story.
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