Anita Abriel is well known to many readers because of her international hit The Light After The War.  Now she returns with another World War II story – part thriller, part romance, The Italian Girl. (In the US it’s called A Girl During the War )

Hi there I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and in Binge Reading this week Anita talks about The Italian Girl, a coming of age story of stolen art and romance in a famous villa in Florence peopled with real life historical figures.

International best selling author Kirsten Harmel calls it “A fast-paced and engaging read.”

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Links to topics mentioned in the show:

Pam Jenoff: https://pamjenoff.com/

Kristen Harmel: https://kristinharmel.com/

The Light Ater the War: https://www.amazon.com/Light-After-War-Novel/dp/1982122978

Bernard Berenson: https://itatti.harvard.edu/bernard-berenson

Gerhard Wolf: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Wolf

I Tatti: https://itatti.harvard.edu/bernard-berenson

Belle da Costa Greene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_da_Costa_Greene

The Ponte Vecchio: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/16/the-ponte-vecchio-the-only-bridge-in-florence-that-survived-ww2-because-hitler-liked-it/

Anita Hughes: https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/anita-abriel/#

Nita Prose: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55196813-the-maid

Sally Hepworth: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46251368-the-mother-in-law

Where to find Anita Abriel:

Website: www.anitaabriel.com and www.anitahughesbooks.com. 

Instagram: @anitahughesabriel

Twitter: @abrielanita

Facebook: @anitahughesauthor

What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to the show notes in The Joys of Binge Reading.com for important mentions.Jenny Wheeler; But now, here’s Anita. Hello there Anita, and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us.

Anita Abriel: Thank you so much for having me, Jenny. I'm just delighted to be here.

Introducing author Anita Abriel

Anita Abriel - Historical fiction author

Jenny Wheeler: You are fast making a reputation for yourself as one of the go-to authors for wartime women's fiction. Your last book, The Light After the War, got rave reviews from fellow authors like Pam Jenoff and Kristin Harmel. Now we are talking about the new one which here in our part of the world is called The Italian Girl, but I think in the U S it's got the name of A Girl During the War. Is that right?

Anita Abriel: That's correct, yes.

Jenny Wheeler: It follows on from The Light After the War, so I guess they're hoping readers will make the connection with your other book.

Anita Abriel: Correct. I guess so.