Early One Morning, (Paperback)

from phyllis.shepherd

I enjoyed the slowly unraveling story line of this book. It was a different take on the plight of the Jews and the people who did what they could to save even one small child. I only wished for more of a revelation of the character of Daniele, the child at the heart of the story, but then Chiara,...

from nbmars

This is a story about the love of a mother for her son. It's not an ordinary bond though; in Rome, Italy in 1943, Chiara Ravello, 27 and single, impulsively rescues a little Jewish boy named Daniele Levi whose family is being taken away by the Nazis. She immediately comes to love this profoundly ...

from knittingmomof3

Early on Morning By Virginia Bailey is a thoroughly engaging and atmospheric book that takes the reader to Rome during WWII as well as the 1970s. Chiara Ravello is a rather interesting, multidimensional character that the reader meets as a translator in Rome during WWII and later in 1970 when his...

from Dianekeenoy

This book opens with Chiara Ravello ready to leave Rome for the safety of her grandparents' farm. A split second decision saves the life of a young child and changes Chiara's life forever. The story held my interest enough to finish it last night after bed time.

from Welsh_eileen2

A run of the mill story of the meeting of two strangers on a street in Rome during the second world war and the aftermath 30 years later. It didn't hold my interest as much as I would have liked and I have to confess to skipping pages. The synopsis promised more. I was given a digital copy of thi...