Under the Light of the Italian Moon
By Jennifer Anton
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promise keeps them apart until WW2 threatens to destroy their love forever
Fonzaso Italy, between two wars
Nina Argenta doesn’t want the
traditional life of a rural Italian woman. The daughter of a strong-willed
midwife, she is determined to define her own destiny. But when her
brother emigrates to America, she promises her mother to never leave.
When childhood friend Pietro Pante briefly returns to their mountain town, passion
between them ignites while Mussolini forces political tensions to rise. Just as
their romance deepens, Pietro must leave again for work in the coal mines of
America. Nina is torn between joining him and her commitment to Italy and her
mother.
As Mussolini’s fascists throw the country into chaos and
Hitler’s Nazis terrorise their town, each day becomes
a struggle to survive greater atrocities. A future with Pietro seems impossible
when they lose contact and Nina’s dreams of a life together are threatened by
Nazi occupation and an enemy she must face alone…
A gripping historical fiction novel, based on a true story
and heartbreaking real events.
Spanning over two decades, Under the Light of the Italian Moon is an
epic, emotional and triumphant tale of one woman’s
incredible resilience during the rise of fascism and Italy’s collapse into WWII.
You can pick up you copy on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Waterstones, Bookshop.org (U.S. only), I am Book Boston
Jennifer Anton is an American/Italian dual citizen born in Joliet, Illinois and now lives between London and Lake Como, Italy. A proud advocate for women's rights and equality, she hopes to rescue women's stories from history, starting with her Italian family.
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