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A review by danapr
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan
4.0
This is a true story about Pino, a young Italian man who spends the early months of WWII guiding Jewish fugitives across the treacherous Italian Alps into Switzerland. When he returns to Milan, he is forced to join the Nazi army to work as a driver and interpreter for a Nazi general. But Pino is recruited to spy for the resistance and through the course of his work, he meets and falls in love with Anna, a maid for the general’s mistress. In spite of his happiness with Anna, he loses friends and family members to the cruelty of the Nazis but he is able to pass along information that contributes to the defeat of Hitler and Mussolini.
I liked that this was a true story and that the author was able to learn Pino’s story first-hand and wrote follow up information at the end of the book. It was nice to find out that Pino lived a long and fulfilling life after all his trauma. I enjoyed the story but really felt like the book was too long. I got lost in some of the side stories that didn’t seem necessary to Pino’s story. It took me way too long to read it because I kept losing interest. But overall, I would recommend the book.
I liked that this was a true story and that the author was able to learn Pino’s story first-hand and wrote follow up information at the end of the book. It was nice to find out that Pino lived a long and fulfilling life after all his trauma. I enjoyed the story but really felt like the book was too long. I got lost in some of the side stories that didn’t seem necessary to Pino’s story. It took me way too long to read it because I kept losing interest. But overall, I would recommend the book.