War is about life and death, and it paints everything in shades of now or never.

War has a way of stripping us of perspective.

Angelo does his best to keep Eva safe but she cannot accept to do nothing and wait until the war is over. Angelo is now a Catholic priest and Eva is one of the targets of the Gestapo. The two grew up together and became inseperable until Angelo decided to join the priesthood despite his deep feelings for Eva. His grandparents are working for Eva’s family. Angelo Bianco, a Catholic living in the United States, has been sent to Italy by his father to live with his Italian grandparents after his mother died. She is living a wealthy and happy life with her father in Italy until the war reached their country and new laws are being implemented against Jewish people. She is smart, lovely and a very talented violinist. Will there be happily ever after for Eva and Angelo?Įva Roselli is an Italian Jew. I was excited when I heard that the featured book is a historical fiction/romance set in Italy during WWII.įrom Sand and Ash is a story of two different people meant for each other but were seperated by their religions and the cruelty of war. I got my copy of From Sand and Ash from the February Box of Once Upon A Book Club. I’m so thankful that she forced me to read Making Faces. Shoutout to my bae/Ed angel Andrea for introducing me to Amy Harmon’s book. Amy Harmon’s writing style is incredibly impressive and her stories are truly one of a kind. Right after reading Making Faces last month, I knew that I have found my new favorite author. With the world at war and so many in need, Angelo and Eva face trial after trial, choice after agonizing choice, until fate and fortune finally collide, leaving them with the most difficult decision of all. With the Gestapo closing in, Angelo hides Eva within the walls of a convent, where Eva discovers she is just one of many Jews being sheltered by the Catholic Church.īut Eva can’t quietly hide, waiting for deliverance, while Angelo risks everything to keep her safe. Now, more than a decade later, Angelo is a Catholic priest and Eva is a woman with nowhere to turn. But the church calls to Angelo and, despite his deep feelings for Eva, he chooses the priesthood. As the years go by, the two find themselves falling in love. Italy, 1943-Germany occupies much of the country, placing the Jewish population in grave danger during World War II.Īs children, Eva Rosselli and Angelo Bianco were raised like family but divided by circumstance and religion. Published On : Decem(Lake Union Publishing)

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