Many thanks to NetGalley and Putnam Books for gifting me a digital ARC of the amazing historical thriller by Lisa Scottoline. I've said many times that I will read anything by Lisa & Francesca Scottoline but her normal genre is legal thrillers or humor. Eternal proves that she can write fabulous books in any genre - 5 stars for a book you won't soon forget!
The story revolves around three childhood friends - Elisabetta, Marco and Sandro. Both boys harbor feelings for Elisabetta as they grow older but Elisabetta can never quite choose between the two boys who are so very different except for their love for her. Marco is from a famed bike racing family who are staunch Fascists, with Marco soon making career advancements for the group. Sandro is an Italian Jew, brilliant in mathematics and excited to start his academic career. But soon nothing will be the same for any of the three as war breaks out and Hitler's reign begins.
As with most stories set around the atrocities of World War II, this story will break your heart. But it also shows the strength of character for so many just trying to survive, and proves that love is eternal. I literally couldn't put this book down - it is obviously meticulously researched and the characters and story will break your heart. It's also a love letter to Italy in terms of the people, food, culture. I couldn't get enough of this story and didn't want it to end.
Highly recommended!
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