The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon: An emotional and gripping World War 2 historical novel in Bloomington, MN

Florence, 1943. A missing painting. A war-scarred city. A brave young girl on a black bicycle risking her life for the country she loved...
As the bells toll and arrogant soldiers torment her family, fourteen-year-old
Gabriella
is determined to act. She seeks out her old friend
Stefanina
, an unlikely member of the Italian resistance with her dark curls and scarlet ribbon. Soon the two girls are criss-crossing the river with deadly information in their bicycle baskets. But then one terrible day Stefanina disappears...
London 2019.
Sofia
is mourning the loss of her father, a famous painter. Desperate to feel closer to him, she begins to go through his paintings of wartime Florence, a time in his life he would never talk about. But then she realises one is missing...
Determined to learn more, she discovers that he had a sister she never knew about. She flies to Florence, the place of his tortured memories, to meet her aunt Gabriella, an elegant old woman living in a palazzo filled with roses. There
in a little bedroom, locked away from the world, she finds the missing painting, a tiny picture of a beautiful girl with a scarlet ribbon.
As Sofia uncovers the story behind the hidden painting, a tale of extraordinary bravery and terrible betrayal emerges. But will understanding her family's haunted past bring her peace, or further heartbreak?
A completely compelling and heartbreaking story of a beautiful city, a violent war and a young woman's daring. Fans of
The Alice Network
,
The Nightingale
and
My Name is Eva
will be captivated by
The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon.
What everyone is saying about
The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon
:
'Wow what a book. I
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.
I was hooked from the first page.
The writing is superb and enthralling and overall, I just loved this book.'
Avid Reader
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'This is such a beautiful book and told with such feeling, I can't praise it enough.'
Redheaded Book Lady,
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'This was a
beautiful
read that was well written... It was an emotive and
gripping
read, I really enjoyed it.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
What everyone is saying about Suzanne Goldring:
'
I just couldn't put this one down
. I loved every page, and
I went through an entire box of tissues before I was done
. You will keep turning the pages until the very end because you just won't be able to put it down at all.'
Crossroad Reviewer