Review: Italian village and the Nazi
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2013
I very much enjoyed reading about the Italian family and village who were forced to house and feed the German Nazi during World War II.  The family with two small children, an older daughter, a father and a dear friend were such enduring characters I could actually see them in my mind's eye.  The father was forced to go into the ountains and hide to prevent his being forced to work on the front line for the Germans...clever how he faked his death.  The oldest daughter was becoming a woman and at risk of being used by the Germans but the commander promised to keep her safe...of course she falls in love...with an Italian young man who was also forced to take cover in the mountains.  The older friend helps run the household, cooks, care takes of the children and finds enough food for all to keep from starving...even a secreted pig!  The children were typical children that had their childhood stolen by the war.  There is a happy ending to this story and I will leave it to you to discover in this very enjoyable story.