Beneath a Scarlet Sky

Mark T. Sullivan

Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours. Pino Lell...Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager—obsessed with music, food, and girls—but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior.In an attempt to protect him, Pino’s parents force him to enlist as a German soldier—a move they think will keep him out of combat. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the tender age of eighteen to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitler’s left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reich’s most mysterious and powerful commanders.Now, with the opportunity to spy for the Allies inside the German High Command, Pino endures the horrors of the war and the Nazi occupation by fighting in secret, his courage bolstered by his love for Anna and for the life he dreams they will one day share.Fans of All the Light We Cannot See, The Nightingale, and Unbroken will enjoy this riveting saga of history, suspense, and love.
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Vojna a jej hrôzy Predlohou knihy Pod šarlátovou oblohou, ktorá sa dostala na prvú priečku rebríčka bestsellerov Amazonu, sa stal skutočný životný príbeh zabudnutého hrdinu, vzrušujúce rozprávanie o neuveriteľnej odvahe a húževnatosti talianskeho mladíka počas jedného z najtemnejších období našej histórie. Na jej motívy bol nakrútený film v hlavnej úlohe s Tomom Hollandom.

5 ***** Ikar Mark Sullivan Recenzie

Autor: Mark Sullivan Originálny názov: Beneath a Scarlet SkyVydavateľstvo: Ikar 2018 Séria:  -  Diel: - Počet strán: 496 Žáner:  vojnový román  Moje hodnotenie obálky: 3/5 Anotácia: Pino Lella žije v Miláne a nechce mať nič spoločné s vojnou ani s nacistami. Ako každý bežný taliansky tínedžer, aj on má plnú hlavu hudby, jedla a dievčat, najmä krásnej Anny, no dni jeho nevinnosti[...]

Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours.

Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager—obsessed with music, food, and girls—but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior.

In an attempt to protect him, Pino’s parents force him to enlist as a German soldier—a move they think will keep him out of combat. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the tender age of eighteen to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitler’s left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reich’s most mysterious and powerful commanders.

Now, with the opportunity to spy for the Allies inside the German High Command, Pino endures the horrors of the war and the Nazi occupation by fighting in secret, his courage bolstered by his love for Anna and for the life he dreams they will one day share.

Fans of All the Light We Cannot See, The Nightingale, and Unbroken will enjoy this riveting saga of history, suspense, and love.