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A Thread of Grace (Paperback)

by Mary Doria Russell (Author)
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Starred Review. Busy, noisy and heartfelt, this sprawling novel by Russell—a striking departure from her previous two acclaimed SF thrillers, The Sparrow and Children of God—chronicles the Italian resistance to the Germans during the last two years of WWII. Three cultures mingle uneasily in Porto Sant'Andrea on the Ligurian coast of northwest Italy—the Italian Jews of the village, headed by the chief rabbi Iacopo Soncini; the Italian Catholics, like Sant'Andrea's priest Don Osvaldo Tomitz, who befriend and shelter the Jews; and the occupying Germans invited by Mussolini's crumbling regime. In the last camp is the drunken, tubercular Nazi deserter, Doktor Schramm, a broken man who confesses to Don Osvaldo that while working in state hospitals and Auschwitz, he was responsible for murdering 91,867 people. Meanwhile, Jewish refugees in southern France, including Albert Blum and his teenage daughter, Claudette, are fleeing across the Alps to Italy, hoping to find sanctuary there. Russell pursues numerous narrative threads, including the Blums' perilous flight over the mountains; Italian Jew Renzo Leoni's personal coming to terms with his participation in the Dolo hospital bombing during the Abyssinian campaign in 1935; the dangerous frenzy of the Italian partisans; and the bloody-mindedness of German officers resolved to carry out Hitler's murderous racial policy despite mounting evidence of its futility. The action moves swiftly, with impressive authority, jostling dialogue, vibrant personalities and meticulous, unexpected historical detail. The intensity and intimacy of Russell's storytelling, her sharp character writing and fierce sense of humor bring fresh immediacy to this riveting WWII saga.
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It's 1943, and Italy has abandoned its Axis allies, triggering opportunities and danger in northwest Italy. Even as Jewish refugees flock to the region in a desperate bid for survival, the Nazi occupiers redouble efforts to exterminate them. Meanwhile, a coalition of locals schemes to protect the hunted. With a lovely voice that reveals nuance and passion, Cassandra Campbell gives an exemplary performance of a novel with a multitude of characters and numerous subplots and themes. If Russell sometimes sacrifices narrative push for character exploration, Campbell's energy always propels listeners forward. M.O. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, Touching Story, Beautifully Written, Jun 12 2005
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A Thread of Grace is a wonderful touching story centering on the violent tormented stories of a varied cast of characters in Northern Italy during the German occupation. The author's superb writing style (I loved The Sparrow)carrys the novel forward with wonderfully developed characters and a fast paced rivetting plot grounded firmly in the true story of the valiant efforts of Italian partisans to save the lives of thousands of Jewish refugees from 1943 to 1945. Funny, poignant, tragic, fascinating this is top-notch historical fiction. Great novel!
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