The Last Son’s Secret by Rafel Nadal Farreras is set in the hot, dusty square of a
small village in Puglia. There there
are two memorials: one to those
killed in World War I, and one to
those lost in World War II.
On the
first, every single member of the
Palmisano family is listed, and
on the second all the names are
members of the Covertini family.
In total, 44 men, all dead.
In this sweeping and heartbreaking
tale of the fate of a tiny
hilltop village, Vitantonio and
Giovanna are born moments apart
just as World War I ends, and just
as their two fathers are killed on
the front.
But growing up among the olive groves of southern
Italy, war seems far away – until clouds begin to gather on
the horizon as World War II looms.
A huge international best-seller, this sweeping and
heart-breaking tale of the fate of a tiny hilltop village in
Italy during the two world wars will stay with you for ever.