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An epic, inspiring novel about one woman's survival in the hardscrabble Italian countryside and her determination to protect her family throughout the Second World War. As her children grow up and her marriage endures hardships, Maria holds her family together with resilience, love, and faith -- until she makes a fateful decision that will change the course of all their lives. The Madonna of the Mountains is a poignant look at the span of one woman's life as the rules change and her world becomes unrecognizable.

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A riveting adventure for the soul, The Madonna of the Mountains is just the kind of evocative historical fiction I love. It transported me to Italy and provided a feast for the senses: I smelled the flowers, tasted the gnocchi, heard the clang and chimes of church bells--and watched a young girl grow into a woman whose faith, love, and innocence are tested by the hardships of war. Powerful and entrancing. --Sara Gruen, author of At the Water's Edge

"""A riveting adventure for the soul, The Madonna of the Mountains is just the kind of evocative historical fiction I love. It transported me to Italy and provided a feast for the senses: I smelled the flowers, tasted the gnocchi, heard the clang and chimes of church bells--and watched a young girl grow into a woman whose faith, love, and innocence are tested by the hardships of war. Powerful and entrancing.""--Sara Gruen, author of At the Water's Edge"

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Elise Valmorbida is the author of the novels Matilde Waltzing, The TV President, and The Winding Stick, as well as The Book of Happy Endings. She is also a designer and an award-winning producer and script consultant. She grew up Italian in Australia, but now lives in London.

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