THE BOOK FAIR

BENEATH A

SCARLET SKY

Author:        Mark Sullivan

Published:   2017

Genre:          Historical Novel

Cover:           E-Book

Pages:           526

Engrossing and detailed, the true WW II story reveals the life of a courageous young man.  In 1943, as incidents of atrocities abound, seventeen year old, Pino Lella, residing in Milan, Italy, begins to participate in the war effort against the Germans.

The book describes the hardships under the German occupation, the fear in the communities, and the struggles of the Lella family amid the hopes and desires of a young man.  Pino Lella’s fascinating story unfolds in a series remarkable of events.  Lella’s work and encounters with high-ranking Nazis, lead the ordinary teen in many ways, to emerge as an unsung hero.

The author details the politics and rivalries between the fascists, the Resistance and the communists in Italy.  Sullivan’s well researched, biographical novel depicts many realistic scenes of monstrous acts as witnessed by Lella.  The story is both captivating and informative