A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell Paperback Book

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Author: Mary Doria Russell

Format: Paperback, Abridged-CD

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: Dec 2005

Genre: Fiction - General

Retail Price: $17.00

Pages: 464

Synopsis

In September 1943, fourteen-year-old Claudette Blum and her father flee across the Alps into Italy with thousands of other Jewish refugees seeking safety, only to find an open battleground among the Nazis, the Allied forces, resistance fighters, Jews in hiding, and ordinary Italians struggling to survive the harsh realities of World War II. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

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BookLender review by Linda on 2008-03-08 18:42:19

A well written book that had me reading non-stop for two days.