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Lunch with Mussolini (Lunch with... #2)

Derek Hansen

Paperback | Pages: 432 pages

Rating: 4.26 | 318 Users | 30 Reviews

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Original Title:	Lunch With Mussolini
ISBN:	074931995X (ISBN13: 9780749319953)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Lunch with... #2

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In the spring of 1945, with the end of the Second World War in sight, a German officer orders the reprisal shooting of eight woman in a small alpine village near Lake Como. Nearly fifty years later, in a suburb of Sydney, the daughter of one of the victims discovers her mother's executioner quietly living under an assumed name a few streets away. Aware of the impotence of the law, Colombina is determined to avenge the past. She makes up her mind to confront the old man and make him pay for his crime. Colombina in turn is forced to confront her own past and her own involvement. In Lunch with Mussolini four men meet every Thursday to share their passion for storytelling. Derek Hansen weaves a gripping tale of romance and tragedy, heroism and treachery, which twists and turns to an ending as stunning as it is unexpected.

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Title	:	Lunch with Mussolini (Lunch with... #2)
Author	:	Derek Hansen
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 432 pages
Published	:	October 6th 1998 by Random House of Canada, Limited (first published August 1st 1994)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Italy. Australia

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Ratings: 4.26 From 318 Users | 30 Reviews

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Written in an incredibly unique format this novel is a roller coaster of emotion. Enlightening in its historical nature to the lives of both Italian and German soldiers and civilians through world war 2, and the aftermath of lingering hate, love and desire for revenge and the need for healing. Before commencing I read multiple reviews where the ending drew dissatisfaction, however for me, I felt the ending of poignant and psychologically deep in its outcome and sentiment.

Great book

Another brilliant lunch date with these five (Gancio became one of the group in this book) gentlemen. Centres around Hitler's assault on the world with an Italian twist, hence Mussolini and fascism play a strong role. You get to experience history from inside the Italian north at this time and what the partisans were doing for the war effort. The story then reveals a modern day dilemma that gets more intriguing as you read. You can tell these books are so well researched and the writing is

This is the second novel Ive read by this author and what a fine story teller he is ! Derek seems to have the knack of interweaving multiple characters into a clever and believable narrative. I found it very easy to become immersed into the story . This is an engaging account of life during the Second World War both in Germany and Italy and the fall out effects on later generations. I really enjoyed it.

It took a while before I got into the story. Towards the end I was watching the page numbers and wished for it not to finish. Very well told story

It's a tad bit over-written, the stories are told by a group of guys who swap tales over lunch. I found myself skimming the narrator's part to get back to the story. Still a worthwhile read.

I am loving this series , the author is so clever and presents his stories from the viewpoint of the storyteller which makes you think about other sides. Absolutely brilliant but quite heavy going at times