{"product_id":"return-to-valetto-paperback","title":"Return to Valetto - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDominic Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Texas Institute of Letters Jesse H. Jones Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year: \u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Must-Read: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Post \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A story of love, loss, and the enduring power of hope. I was transfixed from page one.\" ―Lara Prescott, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Secrets We Kept\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Dominic Smith's\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Return to Valetto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e tells of a nearly abandoned Italian village, the family that stayed, and long-buried secrets from World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a hilltop in Umbria sits Valetto. Once a thriving village that survived centuries of earthquakes and landslides and became a hub of resistance and refuge during World War II, it has since been nearly abandoned, as residents sought better lives elsewhere. Only ten remain, including the widows Serafino--three eccentric sisters and their steely centenarian mother--who live quietly in their medieval villa. Then their nephew and grandson, Hugh, a historian, returns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut someone else has arrived before him, laying claim to the cottage where Hugh spent his childhood summers. The unwelcome guest is the captivating and no-nonsense Elisa Tomassi, who asserts that the family patriarch, Aldo Serafino, a resistance fighter whom her own family harbored, gave the cottage to them in gratitude. But like so many threads of history, this revelation unravels a secret--a betrayal, a disappearance, and an unspeakable act of violence--that has affected Valetto across generations. Who will answer for the crimes of the past? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDominic Smith's \u003ci\u003eReturn to Valetto\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting journey into one family's dark past, a page-turning excavation of the ruins of history, and a probing look at our commitment to justice in a fragile world. It is also a deeply human and transporting testament to the possibility of love and understanding across gaps of all kinds--even time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDominic Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice, and was named a best book of the year by \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in\u003ci\u003e The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He grew up in Sydney, Australia, and now lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.93 x 5.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47256541102329,"sku":"9781250335777","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/zcR2FPwDyf9781250335777.webp?v=1768734622","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/return-to-valetto-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}