Publisher's Synopsis
When she falls in love in Rome, it appears that happiness is Lucia's for the asking, until unstoppable forces intervene-in both of her countries. With mounting tension, her tale leads through the rise of Fascism to the terrible moment in June 1940 when Mussolini declares war, and British Italians are interned. When hundreds are herded as 'enemy aliens' onto a ship bound for exile, among their number are two of her brothers. Determined to tell their story before it is too late, Lucia gives an account of one of the most shameful episodes in Britain's Second World War.
Through his portrayal of Lucia's singular vision and voice, Dan Gunn has created an unforgettable character who, while registering the buffets of history, is-just possibly-writing herself toward some overdue inner peace.