Results for "Ciao" in Historical Fiction

In the winter of 1942, an army vanishes into the icefields of the Eastern Front. In the summer of 1945, a massacre in small-town Italy makes international headlines. Today, an ordinary man is about to stumble onto a horrifying secret. Alex Lago is a jaded journalist whose family, marriage, and career are fading fast. So, when the accidental discovery of an aged photo from World War II offers him a last gasp at bonding with his dying father, Alex can't help but scratch at the scabs of a mystery seventy years in the making.

"Ciao Bambino" is the story of a young, courageous woman from Italy who in 1945 moves to New York City in hopes of creating a new life, and ends up finding herself through music, laughter, and love. Adapting to new life in America, Elizabetta deals with the challenges of trying to fit into an "American" society, while also staying true to her "Italian" traditions. While pursuing love and music, Elizabetta discovers her passion and joy in the areas where she least expected she would. Such as by teaching at the rowdy St.