The Bishop's Villa by Naspini, Sacha

The Bishop's Villa

From the author of Nives, a story of love, redemption, and resistance set in Italy during WWIITuscany,...
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Author: Sacha Naspini
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Language: English
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The Bishop's Villa by Naspini, Sacha

The Bishop's Villa

Dhs. 164.06

The Bishop's Villa

Dhs. 164.06
Author: Sacha Naspini
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

From the author of Nives, a story of love, redemption, and resistance set in Italy during WWII


Tuscany, November 1943. The village of Le Case is miles from any big city and appears rooted in an earlier century. Seen from there, even the war looks different--it is mostly a matter of waiting, praying, and mourning. As a fierce winter threatens, an order is issued by the local Fascist authorities: all Jews must be rounded up and detained in the bishop's villa to await deportation.


Shy, solitary, and taciturn Ren? is the town's cobbler. His only friend is the widow Anna, a woman with whom he has been secretly in love for years. When Anna's son joins the Resistance and is swiftly captured and shot by the Wehrmacht, the grieving woman vows to continue her son's mission, and one evening, she disappears into the woods. Ren? later learns that a group of Resistance fighters has been ambushed and the survivors are imprisoned in the bishop's villa. A woman is among them, they say, a grieving mother and former inhabitant of Le Case.


Ren? can no longer stand by and watch as his town, his country, and his one great love become victims of the Nazis and their Fascist enablers, and he decides to take action. Perhaps for the first time in his life.


Based on the true story of a nefarious collaboration between the Catholic diocese of Grosseto and the Fascist authorities, The Bishop's Villa is a masterful weaving together of fact and fiction by one of Italy's most exciting young writers.




Author: Sacha Naspini
Publisher: Europa Editions
Published: 11/19/2024
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9798889660521


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/01/2024 pg. 38

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