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A review by literarylawgirl
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan
5.0
What an amazing page turning epic story of the incredible journey of Pino Lella, a real life unsung and forgotten hero from the time of the Nazi occupation of Italy who helped many Jews escape to Switzerland and also assisted the Allied forces by serving as spy. The depictions of his hikes and ski adventures through the Alps are so vivid that you feel that you are on the slopes with him climbing each peak with the constant threat of being discovered. This coupled with the spy games that he later becomes involved in keeps the reader engrossed and anxious for the next turn of events. And yet, this is also a very innocent story of a 19 year old boy, falling in love for the first time in the midst of a bloody war filled with unimaginable atrocities, who is cherishing the brief moments of happiness as an escape from the profound loss, pain and sorrow ensuing all around him.
Some memorable quotes:
“But we cant stop loving our fellow man, Pino, because we’re frightened, if we lose love, all is lost. We just have to get smarter.”
“Faith is a strange creature, Schuster said, “Like a falcon that nests year after year in the same place, but then flies away, sometimes for years, only to return again, stronger than ever.”
“Life is change, constant change, and unless we are lucky enough to find comedy in it, change is nearly always drama, if not a tragedy. But after everything, and even when the skies turn scarlet and threatening, I still believe that if we are lucky enough to be alive, we must give thanks for the miracle of every moment of every day, no matter how flawed. And we must have faith in God, and in the Universe, and in a better tomorrow, even if that faith is not always deserved.”
Some memorable quotes:
“But we cant stop loving our fellow man, Pino, because we’re frightened, if we lose love, all is lost. We just have to get smarter.”
“Faith is a strange creature, Schuster said, “Like a falcon that nests year after year in the same place, but then flies away, sometimes for years, only to return again, stronger than ever.”
“Life is change, constant change, and unless we are lucky enough to find comedy in it, change is nearly always drama, if not a tragedy. But after everything, and even when the skies turn scarlet and threatening, I still believe that if we are lucky enough to be alive, we must give thanks for the miracle of every moment of every day, no matter how flawed. And we must have faith in God, and in the Universe, and in a better tomorrow, even if that faith is not always deserved.”