A Kiss from Maddelena by Christopher Castellani – first published 2003
This novel is set in the village of Santa Cecilia in rural Italy in 1943. Most of the young men are away fighting the war and just before he is old enough to be called up, Vito Leone wants to secure the affections of Maddalena, who is the daughter of the village’s most powerful family. When the Italians surrender to the Allies and the Germans invade everyone flees apart from Vito and his mother. However Vito hasn’t given up on winning Maddalena’s heart. I see that there is now a sequel available - The Saint of Lost Things, which continues the story of Maddalena's life in the USA after the war but I haven't read it. 5/10
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