A YOUNG ITALIAN WOMAN RISKS HER LIFE TO DEFY THE INJUSTICE SURROUNDING HER IN MARGARET WURTELE'S THE GOLDEN HOUR, A TOUCHING NOVEL OF FORBIDDEN LOVE IN WAR-TORN ITALY...
It is autumn 1943 when German forces invade the peaceful vineyards and olive of Giovanna Bellini's village in Tuscany. At first, the seventeen-year-old finds herself fascinated by the dashing Nazi officers. She has yet to come face-to-face with the harsh realities of war.
Her life changes when her brother joins the partisans and recruits her to smuggle food. What begins as a lark takes a drastic turn when she's asked to hide a wounded freedom fighter, for Mario Rava is not just a partisan-he's also a Jew.
As Giovanna helps Mario heal, their bond deepens. But the world around them is in upheaval, and terrible truths are slowly being revealed-truths that will endanger countless lives, as well as the love that has grown between them....