A Historical, fictional novel set during the Second World War. It centres on a man, Thomas Bartlett, who seeks adventure as a soldier after being kept confined to his house by his mother for most of his life. He soon finds himself as a prisoner of war in Italy, where he questions his reluctance to escape. Once the Italians surrender he is forced to hide in the mountains to await the arrival of the Allied forces and avoid the German ones. Thus starts another journey for Bartlett. It is one of love, of loss, endurance and infidelity. He is forced to make several decisions along the way, some of which have fatal consequences. But ultimately he has to choose whether to face his demons or forever try to escape them.
An earthquake brings a family's secrets to the surface. Within a battered suitcase Marietta has hidden evidence of a painful past. Now her niece Maria, who knew and loved her, is forced to re-evaluate her story. She learns of a family ripped apart through ideological differences during the Second World War; and her aunt's personal tragedy as she loves and loses three men. The fate of two is revealed in the memoirs, but the third, whose life is intertwined with Maria's own, remains a mystery. Maria seeks the truth and on her journey discovers much about the frailties of life and relationships but ultimately receives a gift she longs for.
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