Un lugar al que volver

Italy, 1943. After participating in the Allied bombing of Rome, an American plane is shot down and falls on the vineyard of a winery. The family manages to save the life of the seriously injured pilot, also rescuing a diary that he carried with him and that recounts his experiences in his native New York. The owners' daughter, Valeria, will see in this young man a clear contrast with her fiancé, Carlo, a senior official in the fascist regime. A regime that Valeria detests after her brother was called up, who has remained fighting on the front ever since. "A place to return to" is set during the decline of the fascist regime, when the allies begin the liberation of the peninsula. The German occupation of Italy after the flight of the king, the persecution of the Jews and the sadly famous massacre of the Ardeatine graves are some of the historical events in which the protagonists will be involved, in a determined struggle to survive and overcome the scourge. from the war. With endearing characters and a narrative rich in details, this exciting novel by Arturo del Burgo will transport the reader to a turbulent time, full of intrigue, courage and sacrifice.