TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beck,Kristin
TI  - Courage, my love
SN  - 9780593101568
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York
PB  - Berkley
KW  - Single mothers
KW  - Fiction
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Underground movements
KW  - Italy
KW  - Women
KW  - Courage
KW  - Survival
KW  - History
KW  - German occupation, 1943-1945
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - War fiction
N1  - Includes Readers guide/Discussion questions
N2  - "Rome, 1943.  Lucia Colombo has had her doubts about fascism for years, but as a single mother in an increasingly unstable country, politics are for other people - she needs to focus on keeping herself and her son alive. Then the Italian government falls and the German occupation begins, and suddenly, Lucia finds that complacency is no longer an option. Francesca Gallo has always been aware of injustice and suffering. A polio survivor who lost her father when he was arrested for his anti-fascist politics, she came to Rome with her fiancé to start a new life. But when the Germans invade and her fiancé is taken by the Nazis, Francesca decides she has only one option: to fight back. As Lucia and Francesca struggle against the Nazi occupation, they learn to resist alongside the partisans to drive the Germans from Rome. As winter sets in though, the occupation tightens its grip on the city, and the resistance is in constant danger. In the darkest days, Francesca and Lucia face their pasts, and find the courage to love and strive for a future that is finally free."--Provided by publisher
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