![]() ![]() The city of Milan is heavily bombed by the Allies who have targeted what they believe are sites used by the Nazis to manufacture and store war supplies and ammunition. It is the beginning years of WWII when Mussolini and Hitler were Allies and most Italians believed their country was backing the wrong side. ![]() We start off with a typical teenager-sixteen year old Pino Lella, living in Milan, Italy-who falls in love at first sight and moons throughout the book about his beautiful Anna, a widow six years his senior. Giuseppe (Pino) Lella’s story, although not corroborated by verifiable facts, is better than the writing. The author majored in journalism in college and the systematic listing of facts reads more like a newspaper article than an account of a real person’s struggles. ![]() Let me start off by saying it hurts my heart to give this book only three stars but the overlooked and forgotten tragedies inflicted upon the Italian people during WWII are not represented with compassion, voice, or heart-felt sympathy. Book Review: Under A Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan 3 Stars *** ![]()
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