This Magnificent Dappled Sea: A Novel

This Magnificent Dappled Sea is a heart-wrenching and thought-provoking novel that explores the deep connections between family secrets, identity, and love.

When nine-year-old Luca Taviano is diagnosed with leukemia in a small Northern Italian village, his only hope for survival is a bone marrow transplant from an unlikely donor - Rabbi Joseph Neiman in Brooklyn, New York.

As Nina Vocelli, Luca's young nurse, races against time to save the spirited redheaded boy, she uncovers shocking secrets from World War II that challenge her own identity and the ties that bind us together.

With plenty of heart and compassion, Biro's novel will move readers and leave them pondering the mysteries of family origins long after they finish reading.