Eternal
Book Feature - Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
HBL Note: Eternal by Lisa Scottoline is being pushed as Putnam’s big Spring fiction title. Lisa is known for her “well-reviewed and emotionally resonant fiction about strong women, with rich characterization, twisty plot and page-turning pace.” She is not known for her WWII historical fiction…yet, ETERNAL was described by her publicist as Lisa’s “masterpiece.” So…how can we pass up the chance to read it? And true to my MO - Eternal is based on true events about strong women. Honestly, you can count on me to feature as many of this style of book as I can! I am here. for. it. Scroll down to read about ETERNAL by Lisa Scottoline.
Book Feature - Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
Book Feature - Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
From the publisher:
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.
Book Feature - Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
