Eternal: A Musical Journey of Love and Loss by Lisa Scottoline

susan moult: Arrived early

United Kingdom on Oct 12, 2023

suzi g: One of the VERY best books I’ve ever read!
Don’t miss it!! I cried a lot…you I’ll love it. Read it read it

United States on Sep 29, 2023

Nancy Cooley: She researched well. Told how life was for the Jews then

Canada on Sep 21, 2023

Kevin Anderson: Elegant, and somehow rawly beautiful. The deepest of love amid one of history’s most hateful of times. Scottoline creates another masterpiece!

United States on Sep 17, 2023

Amazon Cutstomer: Great book, factually correct but told I a way that makes it easy to learn. Good story. Really enjoyed the style of writing.

United Kingdom on Sep 17, 2023

Pam: I really knew very little about Italian Jews and all they went through when the Nazis took over. This was not only and enjoyable read focused on beautiful relationships but also a much needed history lesson.

United States on Sep 02, 2023

Julie Lambert: I knew about some if the events in this book from other novels but it was still a very harrowing read. Highly recommended to those who want to find out more about what happened to the Italian Jews under fascism and then nazism. I loved the characters and how their love for each other prevailed

United Kingdom on Sep 01, 2023

MPM: I enjoyed this book. I had no idea about the ghetto in Rome and what happened there during world war 11. A book which makes you think about Mussolini and what he did to appease Hitler! A good read!

United Kingdom on Aug 18, 2023

pkf: I read this book before I took a trip to Rome. I was able to visit the sites that were mentioned in the book. I did not know much about Mussolini and the jewish ghetto in the 30's-40's. Listen to the podcasts (12) that Lisa Scottoline does concerning this book. The best book that Scottoline has written. The characters and the story were intriguing and kept your attention until the end.

United States on Aug 13, 2023

Susan Roberts: Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grew up as best friends in Rome. Eternal is about their lives from 1937 - 1957. It's a novel about loyalty and loss, family and food, love and war. As the three get older, both Marco and Sandro fall in love with Elisabetta and she is forced to make a choice between her two best friends. When World War II starts, all three choose different paths. Will their lives change enough that they can reconcile or will the War shatter their friendship for good?

-Elisabetta dreams of becoming a novelist. Her home life is difficult - her mother left when she was young and her father is an alcoholic. She tries to take care of her father but it becomes more difficult over time..
-Sandro is Jewish and is moved into the ghetto with his family. He loves school and wants to be a mathematician but as the new laws become harsher for the Jewish citizens, he sees his dream begin to fade.
-Marco is the daredevil of the group. He goal in life was to become a professional cyclist which is greatly encouraged by his family. Marco becomes part of the Fascist group in Rome and works at their headquarters.

As the Nazis start their rule of Rome, all three of them...

United States on Feb 11, 2022