I'm Staying Here

I'm Staying Here
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Publisher : Other Press, LLC
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9781635420388
ISBN-13 : 1635420385
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Book Synopsis I'm Staying Here by : Marco Balzano

Download or read book I'm Staying Here written by Marco Balzano and published by Other Press, LLC. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mother recounts her life story to her long-lost daughter in this sweeping WW2 historical fiction novel about a community torn between Italian fascism and German Nazism. “Spare, exquisite . . . a stunning testament to the power of words, even when they fail.” —Meg Waite Clayton, author of the international bestseller The Last Train to London In the small village of Curon in South Tyrol, seventeen-year-old Trina longs for a different life. She dedicates herself to becoming a teacher, but the year that she qualifies—1923—Mussolini’s regime abolishes the use of German as a teaching language in the annexed Austrian territory. Defying their ruthless program of forced Italianization, Trina works for a clandestine network of schools in the valley, always with the risk of capture. In spite of this new climate of fear and uncertainty, she finds love and some measure of stability with Erich, an orphaned young man and her father’s helper. Now married and a mother, Trina’s life is again thrown into uncertainty when Hitler’s Germany announces the “Great Option” in 1939, and communities in South Tyrol are invited to join the Reich and leave Italy. The town splits, and ever-increasing rifts form among its people. Those who choose to stay, like Trina and her family, are seen as traitors and spies; they can no longer leave the house without suffering abuse. Then one day Trina comes home and finds that her daughter is missing… Inspired by the striking image of the belltower rising from Lake Resia, all that remains today of the village of Curon, Marco Balzano has written a poignant WW2 historical fiction novel that beautifully interweaves great moments in history with the lives of everyday people.


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