Description
Review “Stirring and moving: more fine work from a versatile, gifted writer.” ― Kirkus Reviews “The seamless plot is compelling, making this an altogether deeply satisfying work of historical fiction.” ― Booklist “An entertaining and engaging read.” ―Historical Novel Society “ From These Broken Streets is utterly compelling. War time Naples is brought vividly to life as Roland Merullo weaves together the lives of ordinary people, each heroic in their own way, struggling to survive in this beautiful but ravaged city…A moving and memorable story.” ―Lindsay Jayne Ashford, bestselling author of The House at Mermaid’s Cove “An utterly captivating story of occupied Naples, From These Broken Streets is a tour de force of literary suspense. Merullo beautifully portrays his characters’ longing for spiritual and physical peace, [and] their urgent desire for human connection and redemption, all the while ratcheting up the tension until it’s almost unbearable. Once I cracked open the first page, I could not put this powerful novel down.” ―Katrin Schumann, bestselling author of The Forgotten Hours and This Terrible Beauty About the Author Roland Merullo is the bestselling author of more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction, including Once Night Falls ; The Delight of Being Ordinary ; The Talk-Funny Girl , an Alex Award winner; Vatican Waltz , a Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2013 pick; Breakfast with Buddha , an international bestseller now in its twentieth printing; Lunch with Buddha , selected as one of the Best Books of 2013 by Kirkus Reviews ; Revere Beach Boulevard , named one of the “Top 100 Essential Books of New England” by the Boston Globe ; and Revere Beach Elegy , winner of the Massachusetts Book Award for nonfiction. Born in Boston and raised in Revere, Massachusetts, Roland attended Brown University, where he obtained a bachelor of arts in Russian studies and a master of arts in Russian language and literature. A former Peace Corps volunteer, he’s also made his living as a carpenter, college professor, and cabdriver. Roland, his wife, and their two lovely daughters live in the hills of western Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.rolandmerullo.com.
Features & Highlights
- Roland Merullo, bestselling author of
- Once Night Falls
- , returns with a galvanizing historical novel of Nazi-occupied Naples and the rage and resistance of a people under siege.
- Italy, 1943. The Nazi occupation has cemented its grip on the devastated city of Naples.
- Giuseppe DiPietra, a curator in the National Archives, has a subversive plan to aid the Allies. If he’s discovered, forced labor or swift execution. Lucia Pastone, secretary for the Italian Fascist government, is risking her own life in secret defiance of orders. And Lucia’s father, Aldo, is a black marketeer who draws Giuseppe and Lucia into the underworld―for their protection and to help plant the seeds of resistance. Their fates are soon intertwined with those of Aldo’s devoted lover and a boy of the streets who’ll do anything to live another day. And all of Naples is about to join forces to overcome impossible odds and repel the Nazi occupiers.
- Inspired by a true historic uprising,
- From These Broken Streets
- is a richly layered novel of the extraordinary daring of ordinary people whose bonds of love, family, and unfaltering courage could not be broken.
