Author: Lisa Scottoline
Genre: Historical Fiction
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Released: March 23, 2021
Order: Amazon
Elisabetta,
4 Hearts
Special thanks to the publisher for an arc of this book.
#1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline offers a sweeping and shattering epic of historical fiction fueled by shocking true events, the tale of a love triangle that unfolds in the heart of Rome...in the creeping shadow of fascism.
Review:
Eternal captures the very essence of the culture and politics of pre World War II Italy beginning in 1936 and following it for decades of heartbreak and tears. Elisabetta, Marco and Sandro are best friends with both Marco and Sandro vying for the love of the beautiful, dynamic Elisabetta in 1937. It is through these three points of view that this epic story unfolds over time and events that forever change them.
Scottoline steps out of her norm to write this powerful, beautiful historical story and does a magnificent job doing so. The setting, atmosphere, characters and events play out over decades. It's heartbreaking to watch the destruction of lives, homes and families as war invades these people's lives with the rise of Mussolini and Fascism in Italy and the invasion later by the Nazis. Finding themselves on different sides of the political divide, these characters lives and friendships are torn apart. I love that the author weaves so much of Italy's history, culture, customs, food, etc., into this work of art. While Eternal is an emotional, heartbreaking story of love and loss, it's a stunning tribute to history and the art of survival in diverse conditions. I highly recommend this book to fans of historical fiction and romance.
Synopsis:
What war destroys, only love can heal.
Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grow up as the best of friends despite their differences. Elisabetta is a feisty beauty who dreams of becoming a novelist; Marco the brash and athletic son in a family of professional cyclists; and Sandro a Jewish mathematics prodigy, kind-hearted and thoughtful, the son of a lawyer and a doctor. Their friendship blossoms to love, with both Sandro and Marco hoping to win Elisabetta's heart. But in the autumn of 1937, all of that begins to change as Mussolini asserts his power, aligning Italy's Fascists with Hitler's Nazis and altering the very laws that govern Rome. In time, everything that the three hold dear--their families, their homes, and their connection to one another--is tested in ways they never could have imagined.
As anti-Semitism takes legal root and World War II erupts, the threesome realizes that Mussolini was only the beginning. The Nazis invade Rome, and with their occupation come new atrocities against the city's Jews, culminating in a final, horrific betrayal. Against this backdrop, the intertwined fates of Elisabetta, Marco, Sandro, and their families will be decided, in a heartbreaking story of both the best and the worst that the world has to offer.
Unfolding over decades, Eternal is a tale of loyalty and loss, family and food, love and war--all set in one of the world's most beautiful cities at its darkest moment. This moving novel will be forever etched in the hearts and minds of readers.
Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grow up as the best of friends despite their differences. Elisabetta is a feisty beauty who dreams of becoming a novelist; Marco the brash and athletic son in a family of professional cyclists; and Sandro a Jewish mathematics prodigy, kind-hearted and thoughtful, the son of a lawyer and a doctor. Their friendship blossoms to love, with both Sandro and Marco hoping to win Elisabetta's heart. But in the autumn of 1937, all of that begins to change as Mussolini asserts his power, aligning Italy's Fascists with Hitler's Nazis and altering the very laws that govern Rome. In time, everything that the three hold dear--their families, their homes, and their connection to one another--is tested in ways they never could have imagined.
As anti-Semitism takes legal root and World War II erupts, the threesome realizes that Mussolini was only the beginning. The Nazis invade Rome, and with their occupation come new atrocities against the city's Jews, culminating in a final, horrific betrayal. Against this backdrop, the intertwined fates of Elisabetta, Marco, Sandro, and their families will be decided, in a heartbreaking story of both the best and the worst that the world has to offer.
Unfolding over decades, Eternal is a tale of loyalty and loss, family and food, love and war--all set in one of the world's most beautiful cities at its darkest moment. This moving novel will be forever etched in the hearts and minds of readers.
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