A thread of grace

Mary Doria Russell tells the little-known but true story of the network of Italian citizens who saved the lives of 43,000 Jews during the war's final phase. The result of five years of meticulous research, this is an ambitious, engrossing novel of ideas, history, and marvelous characters.

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Main Author: Russell, Mary Doria, 1950-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Ballantine Books, 2005.
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Summary:Mary Doria Russell tells the little-known but true story of the network of Italian citizens who saved the lives of 43,000 Jews during the war's final phase. The result of five years of meticulous research, this is an ambitious, engrossing novel of ideas, history, and marvelous characters.
Physical Description:442 pages
ISBN:9780449004135
0449004139
Author Notes:The author of prize-winning research in paleoanthropology, Mary Doria Russell has written two previous novels, The Sparrow and Children of God . She lives with her husband and son in Cleveland, Ohio.