From These Broken Streets

A Novel

By: Roland Merullo

Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto

Roland Merullo, bestselling author of Once Night Falls, returns with a galvanizing historical novel of Nazi-occupied Naples and the rage and resistance of a people under siege.

Italy, 1943. The Nazi occupation has cemented its grip on the devastated city of Naples.

Giuseppe DiPietra, a curator in the National Archives, has a subversive plan to aid the Allies. If he’s discovered, forced labor or swift execution. Lucia Pastone, secretary for the Italian Fascist government, is risking her own life in secret defiance of orders. And Lucia’s father, Aldo, is a black marketeer who draws Giuseppe and Lucia into the underworld - for their protection and to help plant the seeds of resistance. Their fates are soon intertwined with those of Aldo’s devoted lover and a boy of the streets who’ll do anything to live another day. And all of Naples is about to join forces to overcome impossible odds and repel the Nazi occupiers.

Inspired by a true historic uprising, From These Broken Streets is a richly layered novel of the extraordinary daring of ordinary people whose bonds of love, family, and unfaltering courage could not be broken.

©2020 Roland A. Merullo Jr. (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Naples fights for its Survival in WW II

I never knew the story of the people of beautiful Naples, occupied by Nazi forces and facing a grim future after fascist dictator Mussolini falls and chaos threatens the Bay of Naples area. Allied forces are poised to enter the city to liberate it. The German occupiers threaten to leave the area a rubble, depopulate the city of combat age Italian men, inflict atrocities on the civilians and deport the Jews living there. This story focuses on ordinary men and women acting together to form an underground of resistance in order to ensure their own survival. I'm a Kindle Unlimited member and had access to this book thru ebook and audio book versions. The male audio book reader was very good.

learned so much

The story taught me so much about the hardship and bravery of people throughout WWII.

A very interesting story

Being of Italian decent, though not Neapolitan, I enjoyed this book very much. Mr. Di Loreto is an excellent narrator and I loved hearing his Italian. I also liked the character portrayals but found the story slightly lacking in depth. I would have liked a bit more history and a conclusion to some of the characters. I would recommend this book with reservation.

The voice of Angelo De Loreto Is glorious

Historical fiction about The Four Days of Naples where the city of Naples rose up against the Nazi’s in September of 1943.

Brilliant performance

An incredible, heartbreaking & heroic look inside the battle in Naples, Italy. This is a must read for WWII junkies…..and the performance is beyond brilliant, takes you ever step.