from eesti23

An interesting, true story that tells the story of a Jewish boy and his mother who are required to live in a small village near Naples, Italy during World War Two. The story is told from the perspective of the boy and through his experiences we see him grow up, at times all too quickly, under a r...

from SyossetReaders

An interesting and informative story of a young Jewish boy forced to grow up in Mussolini's Italy.

from Gingermama

Recounts the author's childhood as a Jew in Italy during WWII, interned in a small village with his remarkable mother. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, and learned quite a lot in the process. Highly recommended!

from BellaFoxx

While I knew that Mussolini and Hitler were allies, I never gave any thought to what happened to the Jewish people in Italy. This book opened my eyes to that part of history. The impression I got from this book was that Mussolini didn't hate the Jews, but he wanted to stay on Hitler's good side s...

from msbaba

More than six months ago, a highly respected literature-loving Italian-American friend recommended that I download this book while it was being offered free temporarily by Amazon as a promotion. I did that and read it eagerly and quickly over the course of the following week. What I remember most...