Eva, a Jewish violinist, and her family face terror and
death as the Nazis take over Italy.
Meanwhile, Angelo, a Catholic priest who was raised in Eva’s household
like her brother, does what he can to help save the Jewish people.
From Sand and Ash was a WWII novel with the typical heartbreaking tales of Nazi cruelty and horrors. The Italian characters were lovable. I appreciated that the Prologue prepared me for what was to come for the cherished characters. And I kept reassuring myself that Amy Harmon’s novels have happy endings. I felt that the story did a good job covering the realities of living through religious cleansing and it was upsetting, as expected. As always, Harmon's writing was terrific. I had read another WWII novel not long before reading this one and think it would have been better if I’d let more time pass before reading this one. I tend to get too depressed reading war novels, especially WWII. But this was the audiobook that was available when I needed one.
Speaking of the audiobook, it was very well done by narrator
Cassandra Campbell. Her accents were
good and her voice acting was sensitive and astute. I give her an A.
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