The Girl from Venice

The Girl from Venice
ISBN-10
1439140235
ISBN-13
9781439140239
Series
The Girl from Venice
Category
Fiction
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2016-10-18
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
Martin Cruz Smith

Description

In occupied 1945 Venice, a fisherman rescues a Jewish woman on the run from the Wehrmact SS and chooses to protect her from the Nazis, a decision that leads them into a turbulent love affair marked by beauty and danger.

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