Beneath a Scarlet Sky

Posted on 16 March 2017 by Mark T. Sullivan

Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man s incredible courage and resilience during one of history s darkest hours Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis He s a normal Italian teenager obsessed with music, food, and girls but his days of innocence are numbered When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior.In an attempt to protect him, Pino s parents force him to enlist as a German soldier a move they think will keep him out of combat But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the tender age of eighteen to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitler s left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reich s most mysterious and powerful commanders.Now, with the opportunity to spy for the Allies inside the German High Command, Pino endures the horrors of the war and the Nazi occupation by fighting in secret, his courage bolstered by his love for Anna and for the life he dreams they will one day share.Fans of All the Light We Cannot See, The Nightingale, and Unbroken will enjoy this riveting saga of history, suspense, and love. 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Sullivan [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr 2ish stars.Based on the experiences of Pino Lella, an unsung WWII hero, the events at the heart of this book are incredible and inspiring Sullivan, though obviously well meaning, presents them here in what isor less a bloated, commercialized, color by number hagiography.Somehow present at just about as many significant events during WWII as one can be, Pino deftly overcomes every obstacle in his path While again incredible and inspiring, there s not much in the way of tension or susp 2ish stars.Based on the experiences of Pino Lella, an unsung WWII hero, the events at the heart of this book are incredible and inspiring...I know I ve been gone, but I m back now so don t worry I ll be clogging your feeds with my garbage reviews again now I already started reading my next book.A semi biographical story about an Italian teenager Pino Lella who is sent to a convent after Allied forces airstrike destroys his home in Milan At the convent he helps the priest smuggle out Jews to Switzerland who have come there for help He meets and falls in love with Anna, an older widow Eventually he is called home and made to join I know I ve been gone, but I m back now so don t worry I ll be clogging your feeds with my garbage reviews again now I already started reading my next book.A semi biographical story about an Italian teenager Pino Lella who is sent to a convent after Allied forces airstrike destroys his home in Milan At the convent he helps the priest smuggle out Jews to Switzerland who have come there for help He meets...2 1 2 stars This should be a fascinating story, but, unfortunately, the writing is poor I would even say it s repetitive, juvenile and boring It s nowhere near as engaging as I would expect from a book that has a 4.4 average rating over 48,000 readers.The strength of Beneath a Scarlet Sky comes from it s exploration of the Italian experience under Mussolini during the Second World War I know almost nothing about what happened here, despite having read A LOT of books and memoirs set during t 2 1 2 stars This should be a fascinating story, but, unfortunately, the writing is poor I would even say it s repetitive, juvenile and boring It s nowhere near as engaging as I would expect from a book that has a 4.4 average rating over 48,000 readers.The strength of Beneath a Scarlet Sky comes from it s exploration of the Italian experience under Mussolini during the Second World War I know almost nothing about what happened here, despite having read A LOT of books and memoirs set during this time I ve read countless tales about the Germans, Polish, the British and the Americans, so it was extremely refreshing to get a new perspective.Also, Sullivan interviewed the real Pino Lella the protagonist of this book and based much of the story on his tales and memories It is a fictionalized, much embellished true story, which makes it eveneffective to many, I m sure That being said, the writing really does leave something to be desired Writing style...One feature of every hugely engaging novel is that it s palpable throughout that the author has invested a great deal of heart and imagination into the narrative This is far from always the case There s sometimes a sense an author is fulfilling a contractual obligation or is never quite inspired by his her characters or story This is one of those novels where it s obvious the author ...This is a fascinating book about WWII in Italy I ve read so much about Northern Europe during the war, but this is the first book about what took place in Italy It follows the story of a real life teenager, beginning in 1943 when he guides Jews over the mountain pass to Switzerland and through the events that have him end up as a spy for the Allies The story is well told and engaging The characters seem real Too often, historical characters come across as wooden or two dimensional, as if th This is a fascinating book about WWII in Italy I ve read so much about Nor...This was beautifully written The events really happened but the author had to add conversations that the subject obviously could not remember decades later word for word I liked seeing the Holocaust from the viewpoint of what happe...Although I read it quickly, Beneath a Scarlet Sky did not live up to the beauty of its cover This was recommended to me so that s mostly why I finished it I should not have read my Goodreads friends reviews because they were very critical One reason they were, which I think is the most damning is that although it s purported to be the true life story of Pino Lella, a hero of WW 2, there is little supporting evidence for his story and some of the incidents the author reports seem unlikely to Although I read it quickly, Beneath a Scarlet Sky did not live up to the beauty of its cover This was recommended to me so that s mostly why I finished it I should not have read my Goodreads friends reviews because they were very critical One reason they were, which I think is the most damning is that although it s purported to be the true life story of Pino Lella, a hero of WW 2, there is little supportin...3.5 stars Beneath a Scarlet Sky gets high marks for telling an interesting story about Italy at the end of WWII It gets middling marks from me for the delivery Author Mark T Sullivan has written a fictionalized account of Pino Selle s Iife during the last year of WWII Pino was an 18 year old Italian boy compelled to enlist as a German soldier by his family in occupied Milan this is how they thought ...My 14 year old is a military history buff, and I m pretty sure he will enjoy this simple work of historical fiction set in WWII Italy Me Not so much GOOD STUFF I learned that groups of Italians loosely organized by priests and archbishops of the Catholic church were active in smuggling Jewish refugees over the Alps and into Switzerland to keep them out of the Nazi reach Getting a feel for the timeline of the German presence in Italy and how it was marked by milestones of Allied advancem My 14 year old is a military history buff, and I m pretty sure he will enjoy this simple work of historical fiction set in WWII Italy Me Not so much GOOD STUFF I learned that groups of Italians loo...3 neutral stars The book synopsis sums up the first 35% of the novel really well Therefore, I am not going to summarize the plot here I didn t hate Beneath a Scarlet Sky, but I didn t really love this book either I did love the cover, the title, and that this was a WWII era book situated in Italy Most of the books I read are heavy on the France Poland narrative and I appreciated the different angle I will say that it was refreshing to have a male protagonist be shown in a very different li 3 neutral stars The book synopsis sums up the first 35% of the novel really well Therefore, I am not going to summarize the plot here I didn t hate Beneath a Scarlet Sky, but I didn t reall...

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16 March 2017

Mark T. Sullivan