Between enemies
By: Andrea Molesini ; translated by Antony Shugaar & Patrick Creagh
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780857897954
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Fiction; History
Work titles: Non tutti i bastardi sono di Vienna
Description: November 1917. When Austrian forces advance into Northern Italy, the aristocratic Spada family find their estate requisitioned by enemy soldiers. A cruel act of violence against a group of local village girls sparks their desire for revenge. The whole family--from the eccentric grandparents to the secretive servants--have their own ideas about how to fight the enemy, but their courage is soon put to the test and it seems that some are willing to compromise. Seventeen-year-old Paolo Spada, the youngest member of the family, is forced to bear witness as his once proud family succumbs to acts of love and hate, jealousy and betrayal.--
Notes: Translated from the Italian.