Ciao, Amore, Ciao

Based on a Heartbreaking True Story

De: Sandro Martini

Narrado por: Michael J. Downey

In the winter of 1942, an army vanishes into the icefields of the Eastern Front.

In the summer of 1945, a massacre in small-town Italy makes international headlines.

Today, an ordinary man is about to stumble onto a horrifying secret.

Alex Lago is a jaded journalist whose family, marriage, and career are fading fast. So, when the accidental discovery of an aged photo from World War II offers him a last gasp at bonding with his dying father, Alex can't help but scratch at the scabs of a mystery seventy years in the making.

What he's about to uncover is a secret that can topple a political dynasty.

From the unhealed wounds of a post-war massacre to an army of boys forever frozen at the gates of Stalingrad, from British spies reshaping Italy's post-war future to the casual cruelty of ice-hard US Army investigators, and from the unsolved murder of a partisan hero to the most heroic, untold battle of World War II, the deceits of the past are about to propel Alex on a collision course with a deadly legacy … until a compromised, beautiful stranger promises redemption for an unimaginable price.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

“... a terrific read with real psychological depth beneath the hard-bitten prose.” –KIRKUS REVIEWS

Endurance at all Cost

Masterful story telling by the author. Brilliant narration by Michael J. Downey. This collaboration brought to life this riveting story. It was sometimes difficult to hear all the pain and suffering. However,this duo makes you want to invest in these characters and hope for resolution and peace. Kudos to Michael J Downey for bringing such realism to each and every person in this book. I highly recommend it.

The narrator’s emotion made a difficult story an exciting, and sometimes heart wrenching, listen.

The peek into history was at times very intense. The author literally painted pictures with his words. The narrator’s enthusiastic and engaging delivery of the story kept me captivated.