THE CIELO - A Novel of Wartime Tuscany

 IMAGINE ELIZABETHBETTINA’S SURPRISE when she discovered that her grandmother’s village had asecret: over a half century ago, many of Campagna’s residents defied the Nazisand risked their lives to shelter and save hundredsof Jews during the Holocaust. What followed her discovery became an adventureas she uncovered fascinating untold stories of Jews in Italy during World WarII and the many Italians who risked everything to save them.

Endorsements:

 “Finally, somebodymade known the courage and the empathy of the majority of the Italian people towardus Jews at a time of great danger.” —Nino Asocoli

Praise for A Tuscan Trilogy

The Cielo: A Novel of Wartime Tuscany. ?A moving debut novel of a luscious country.?
? Jacqueline Mitchard, best-selling author of The Deep End of the Ocean

Sparrow?s Revenge: A Novel of Postwar Tuscany. ?I enthusiastically recommend Sparrow?s Revenge to anyone with the slightest interest in history, Italy or human nature ? in short, to everyone.?
? BookReview.com

Dino?s Story: A Novel of 1960s Tuscany. ?Salsini?s research once again is impeccable and serves well to anchor this young man?s story to an unforgettable place and time in Italian history.?
? Fred Gardaphe, distinguished professor English and Italian American Studies at Queens College and associate editor of Fra Noi.

A decade after Dino?s Story, the beloved characters of the first three novels return in this engrossing collection, all set in Florence and the beautiful hills of Tuscany. Father Lorenzo, still exhausted from the flood, is tempted by a beautiful woman. Tomasso seeks his long-lost son. Father Sangretto retaliates when a rival priest produces a ?miracle.? Donna and Ezio open their farmhouse to tourists and an eccentric author is their first visitor. The women of Sant?Antonio join to help the stricken Annabella. Anna leaves the convent. Dino makes up his mind between Sophia and Francesca. And more.

It?s 1969 and American pilot, Paul Winslow, has been shot down and captured in Vietnam. In a love story that transcends time, Sarah Fremont, a San Francisco hotel executive, comes to believe that she has known and loved him in more than one previous life.

Is it possible? Could Sarah have been the gentle Yoshiko in 17th century Japan? The beautiful Marguerite in 18th century Italy? The tempestuous Rosella in 19th century France?

Pete Winslow, Paul?s father, is a retired army officer baffled by the violence associated with the opposition to America?s role in Vietnam. Paul?s mother, Merrie Winslow, though seemingly fragile, has been the quiet strength behind her family for so many years that she finds it impossible to share her terrible anguish with a husband who depends upon her for stability. Sheila Winslow Koslowsky Donnelly, Paul?s sister, follows a dangerous path in an effort to get her father?s attention.

When Sarah joins Pete and Merrie in the quest for information about Americans missing or held prisoner, she finds herself torn between reality and dreams. Will Paul and Sarah find each other in this life or must they wait for still another?