The Girl from Venice
By: Martin Cruz Smith
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Limited
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9781849838146; 9781849838160
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Jewish women; Man-woman relationships; World War, 1939-1945; Social conditions; History; Fiction
Description: Venice, 1945. The war may be waning, but the city known as La Serenissima is still occupied and the people of Italy fear the power of the Third Reich. One night, under a canopy of stars, a fisherman named Cenzo comes across a young woman's body floating in the lagoon and soon discovers that she is still alive and in trouble. Born to a wealthy Jewish family, Giulia is on the run from the Wehrmacht SS. Cenzo chooses to protect Giulia rather than hand her over to the Nazis. This act of kindness leads them into the world of Partisans, random executions, the arts of forgery and high explosives, Mussolini's broken promises, the black market and gold, and, everywhere, the enigmatic maze of the Venice Lagoon. This novel is a thriller, a mystery, and a retelling of Italian history that will take your breath away. Most of all it is a love story.
Notes: First published: 2016.