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A review by themaritimereader14
Our Darkest Night: A Novel of Italy and the Second World War by Jennifer Robson
5.0
I was antsy to get my hands on this much-anticipated book! I very much enjoyed several of her previous novels and I'm leaning into historical fiction in a big way lately. I absolutely loved this book!!! I listened to most of it on audio via LibroFM and was also so delighted and thankful to receive a paperback copy in the mail from a friend as part of a gift swap :)
This book follows two magnificent and resilient characters in Italy during World War II: Antonina, a young daughter of a Jewish doctor who is nudged into posing as a wife to Niccolo, a kind, Christian man who was training to be a priest and who is able to protect her by bringing her home to his family's farm. Understandably, many difficulties lie ahead for these two characters and my heart wrenched at various parts of this story as events unfolded on the pages but amidst the pain and suffering, there is hope and joy to be found in this story as well.
"I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine."
100% recommend this title to anyone who loves historical fiction with a love story and hardships of war in the plotline. The Italy setting was refreshing after so many WWII stories I've read set in France and England. The story in these pages is not one often told. The supporting characters, including Nico's family, Stella, and Father Bernardi all wormed their way right into my heart. The narration of the novel on audio was also exceptionally performed and brought the Italian accents and phrases to life in my ears.
This book follows two magnificent and resilient characters in Italy during World War II: Antonina, a young daughter of a Jewish doctor who is nudged into posing as a wife to Niccolo, a kind, Christian man who was training to be a priest and who is able to protect her by bringing her home to his family's farm. Understandably, many difficulties lie ahead for these two characters and my heart wrenched at various parts of this story as events unfolded on the pages but amidst the pain and suffering, there is hope and joy to be found in this story as well.
"I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine."
100% recommend this title to anyone who loves historical fiction with a love story and hardships of war in the plotline. The Italy setting was refreshing after so many WWII stories I've read set in France and England. The story in these pages is not one often told. The supporting characters, including Nico's family, Stella, and Father Bernardi all wormed their way right into my heart. The narration of the novel on audio was also exceptionally performed and brought the Italian accents and phrases to life in my ears.