The Golden Hour

Margaret Wurtele

New American Library, 2012 - FICTION - 329 pages

"A young Italian woman risks her life to defy the injustice surrounding her in Margaret Wurtele's The Golden Hour, a touching novel of forbidden love in war-torn Italy.... It is autumn 1943 when German forces invade the peaceful vineyards and olive groves of Giovanna Bellini's village in Tuscany. At first, the seventeen-year-old finds herself fascinated by the dashing Nazi officers. She has yet to come face-to-face with the harsh realities of war. Her life changes when her brother joins the resistance and recruits her to smuggle food. What begins as a lark takes a drastic turn when she's asked to hide a wounded freedom fighter, for Mario Rava is not just a partisan--he's also a Jew. As Giovanna helps Mario heal, their bond deepens. But the world around them is in upheaval, and terrible truths are slowly being revealed--truths that will endanger countless lives, as well as the love that has grown between them..."--

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User Review  - Olivia - Goodreads

At first I was pleased with the book. It was overall okay. I would've given it a four star at first. Then as the book progressed it was a three. I never read the last chapter. To my disappointment she ...

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About the author

Margaret Wurtele and her husband split their time between Minnesota and Napa Valley, where they are the owners of Terra Valentine Winery. This is her first novel.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Golden Hour
• Author: Margaret Wurtele
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: New American Library, 2012
• ISBN: 0451237080, 9780451237088
• Length: 329 pages
• Subjects: FICTION / Historical; Fiction / Romance / Historical / General; Fiction / War & Military