Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel
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- •Soon to be a major motion picture from Pascal Pictures, starring Tom Holland. Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man's incredible courage and resilience during one of history's darkest hours.
- •Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager-obsessed with music, food, and girls-but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior.
- •In an attempt to protect him, Pino's parents force him to enlist as a German soldier-a move they think will keep him out of combat. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the tender age of eighteen to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitler's left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reich's most mysterious and powerful commanders.
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel
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Brilliant.
jc norton✓ Verified Purchase•December 14, 2017
This is an astounding piece of writing, revealing an aspect of WWII about which I, at least, knew almost nothing. The fact that it was written based heavily on personal interviews with the main character adds immensely to its credibility and the afterword, revealing as it does what happened to this remarkable man after the story ends, was utterly fascinating. What a life. Anyone with even a passing interest in WWII will enjoy and learn from this book and if one had no interest in the war at all, the story is so remarkable that it is impossible not to be drawn into it. Absolutely first rate. I write some myself and am humbled by this work. Thank you, Mr. Sullivan
What a great read!
Ariel D✓ Verified Purchase•December 13, 2017
This is the book I am coming back to, about to reread because it touched me in so many ways. I do that sometimes"”read and read again, because under the plot line are so many more messages about life and living and doing what is right.
This is the book I want to give to my teenage grandchildren, because the younger generation need to know what courage can do in the face of impossible odds.
This is a book about hope, even hope in an impossible juxtaposition against great evil.
This is a book that stays with a person long after the last word is read, for this is a book that changes its reader.
This is the book I want to give to my teenage grandchildren, because the younger generation need to know what courage can do in the face of impossible odds.
This is a book about hope, even hope in an impossible juxtaposition against great evil.
This is a book that stays with a person long after the last word is read, for this is a book that changes its reader.
An historical novel that tells an angst filled story about the tragedies of war and lost love.
deborah burwick✓ Verified Purchase•December 12, 2017
I love stories about WWll. I'm not sure why because they contain so much heartache and tribulation. This story is no exception. Pino lived to tell about so much destruction and loss of life, and he witnessed all of that before he was even 20 years old. They say history repeats itself. I'm so hoping I don't have to ever see such awful events in my lifetime. But anyone who is informed should be able to see that those monsters from WWll still live on today in the form of one G.S......BHO....and others. Scary world we live in!
Happy I Read This Book!
pam mc d✓ Verified Purchase•December 9, 2017
This book is well-worth your time to read. It is set in WWII Milan, Italy. Although fiction, the book is based on real people of the time and real events. It was an eye-opener to me what the people went through to survive the Hitler invasion and the eventual complete over-taking of the city and its economy. The main character finds himself helping in the war effort, first as a guide to help Jews escape the country and then as a driver for a top man in Hitler's regime which put him in an excellent position to spy for the Alllies. The intriguing part is Pino was a real person who actually did these things when he was a teenager. Beneath A Scarlet Sky is a spy-thriller with an element of romance and a tribute to the Italian people who, although living in severe hardship, didn't falter to help others in need. This book had an effect on me that will stay with me a long time, perhaps forever.
WOW,...what a story
D. A. Campbell✓ Verified Purchase•April 28, 2017
I finished this book a few days ago and couldn't compel an erudite review, many said it better than I could ever hope to pen...I was so moved by the experience of Pino and so grateful that these events happened before I was born... Who of us can say what we would do during these times!...thank you to Pino for your courage, Thank you to Mark Sullivan for your integrity in bringing this untold story to life and light!
I was moved to horror, elation and tears and at times had ti stop reading in order to digest my vicarious experience... This is a story that will stay with me, as long as I see in my minds eye the souls who jumped from the Twin Towers on 9/11...May humanity learn from it!
I was moved to horror, elation and tears and at times had ti stop reading in order to digest my vicarious experience... This is a story that will stay with me, as long as I see in my minds eye the souls who jumped from the Twin Towers on 9/11...May humanity learn from it!
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