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A review by ashleysilver7
The Girl from Venice by Martin Cruz Smith
4.0
I loved this book, and I admittedly love historical novels, and this was interesting as it was from the perspective of the Italians during WWII. The main character in the novel, Cenzo (short for Innocenzo) is a fisherman who wants to remain neutral during Italy's Facist regime. However, that all changes after he encounters the "girl from Venice."
I would have given the book 5 starts, but it was a little confusing at times. The author, at times, assumed the readers knew more about Italian facism. I did not...I had to google search a lot about "Il Douce" and how he handled himself during the war, and pre-war. However, even from doing a little minor research, it sounds as though Italy was confusing, as there were a lot of "rougue" fighters who didn't align themselves with Germany or Italian Facism, but their loyalties were ever shifting during the war and as the American Allies drew nearer.
If you love historical novels, you will love this book.
I would have given the book 5 starts, but it was a little confusing at times. The author, at times, assumed the readers knew more about Italian facism. I did not...I had to google search a lot about "Il Douce" and how he handled himself during the war, and pre-war. However, even from doing a little minor research, it sounds as though Italy was confusing, as there were a lot of "rougue" fighters who didn't align themselves with Germany or Italian Facism, but their loyalties were ever shifting during the war and as the American Allies drew nearer.
If you love historical novels, you will love this book.