The Girl from Venice: A heart-breaking page-turner, based on actual events in Italy during Word War II (Girls from the Italian Resistance: ... on actual events in Italy during World War 2)

From Siobhan Daiko, international bestselling author of The Orchid Tree, comes The Girl from Venice, a gripping new romantic historical novel set in Italy during World War II and the present day.
Perfect for fans of Dinah Jefferies, Kate Furnivall and Rhys Bowen.
Lidia De Angelis has kept a low profile since Mussolini's racial laws wrenched her from her childhood sweetheart. But when the Germans occupy Venice in 1943, she must flee the city to save her life.
Lidia joins the partisans in the Venetian mountains, where she meets David, an English soldier fighting for the same cause. As she grows closer to him, harsh Nazi reprisals and Lidia’s own ardent anti-fascist activities threaten to tear them apart.
Decades later in London, while sorting through her grandmother’s belongings after her death, Charlotte discovers a Jewish prayer book, unopened letters written in Italian, and a fading photograph of a group of young people in front of the Doge’s Palace.
Intrigued by her grandmother’s refusal to talk about her life in Italy before and during the war, Charlotte travels to Venice in search of her roots, There, she learns not only the devastating truth about her grandmother’s past, but also some surprising truths about herself.
PRAISE FOR SIOBHAN DAIKO
‘..a beautiful story... that you won't want to put down,' Ann Bennett, bestselling author of The Orphan House.
‘Each character is beautifully drawn and comes alive on the page so I was living and breathing this book. An evocative tale beautifully told. Highly recommended.' Renita D'Silva, bestselling author of Monsoon Memories.
‘A delightful mix of adventure, romance and tragic modern history.’ Lizanne Lloyd, Lost in a Good Book.