The compelling new wartime novel from the bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones.
Italy, 1941. Lili Passigli is studying at the University of Ferrara when Mussolini's Racial Law s deem her of 'inferior' Jewish descent. As Hitler's strength grow s, Lili's world begins to shrink around her, with the papers awash in Fascist propaganda and the city walls desecrated with antisemitic slurs. When Germany invades northern Italy, however, Lili and her best friend Esti find themselves alone in Nazi-occupied territory. With the help of the resistance, they flee with Esti's two-year-old son Theo in tow, traveling south toward the Allies and freedom. On this journey through war-torn Italy, they will face untold challenges and devastating decisions.
