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She was indeed. We're not exactly sure of her last name, as my father blocked the memory out of his mind for more than 70 years. It's difficult for people to understand that, but the mention of Anna never came up until Mark spent three weeks with him back in 2006. As far as I know, even through research, we have never been able to find anything about Anna.
I just passed that heartbreaking part and y if it was real or not what happened to Anna, I can't stop thinking in those events. it is as though I was there seeing the decease of Anna. I went to many emotions reading what Pino had to suffer seeing the love of his life being killed.I cried and I feel engry I think I am as sorrow as him for his lost. Pino was a real Hero and I'm sorry he had to see such horrible things but his work as spy was very courageous and men! How he forgot to tell General Leyers (slave Master) that he was an spy!. (I haven't finished the book yet) but I needed to know if that part was true because I felt so much pain. :( Hope to meet this great man one day!!
Hello Veronica.
My father kept his love for Anna a secret his whole life, and decided to open that tragedy only to Mark Sullivan. He never spoke of Anna to me as a child, nor do I believe he ever mentioned her to my mother Patricia Ann. I did hear from her that he had shouted out her name in nightmares on occasion...and that he was left very disturbed by the last two weeks of the War. My dad did mention to me "Dolly" and how she was executed...I now believe that he witnessed Anna's execution as well and chose to block it out of his mind...up until Sullivan arrived and interviewed him back in 2006. I don't think there was any need to tell the Slave Master Leyers that he had spied. I think by then, Leyers knew it. In fact, one could assume that it was Leyers himself, who requested that my Dad escort him to the American's through the Brenner Pass. A suicidal mission that ended WWII for my father...
All sorts of crazy things happened during the chaotic last few weeks of the War...
in Northern Italy
What keeps coming into my mind is that these atrocities took place only 74 years or so ago. Less than 1 generation removed. Thanks to hero's like Pino, brave enough to remember and share, may we never forget.
I just finished the book. All I can say is "Wow" All that Pino went through. The author did an amazing job putting the reader right there and feeling Pino's emotions and feeling for him. If he ever did a book tour this is one I would attend. But at this point and time I understand how difficult that would be.
It was an incredible book! I keep thinking there is more to Anna’s story. Twice, the author mentioned, Anna had Pino tie a white band around his forehead. Do we even know what country she was from?
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She was indeed. We're not exactly sure of her last name, as my father blocked the memory out of his mind for more than 70 years. It's difficult for people to understand that, but the mention of Anna never came up until Mark spent three weeks with him back in 2006. As far as I know, even through research, we have never been able to find anything about Anna.
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I just passed that heartbreaking part and y if it was real or not what happened to Anna, I can't stop thinking in those events. it is as though I was there seeing the decease of Anna. I went to many emotions reading what Pino had to suffer seeing the love of his life being killed.I cried and I feel engry I think I am as sorrow as him for his lost. Pino was a real Hero and I'm sorry he had to see such horrible things but his work as spy was very courageous and men! How he forgot to tell General Leyers (slave Master) that he was an spy!. (I haven't finished the book yet) but I needed to know if that part was true because I felt so much pain. :( Hope to meet this great man one day!!
Hello Veronica.My father kept his love for Anna a secret his whole life, and decided to open that tragedy only to Mark Sullivan. He never spoke of Anna to me as a child, nor do I believe he ever mentioned her to my mother Patricia Ann. I did hear from her that he had shouted out her name in nightmares on occasion...and that he was left very disturbed by the last two weeks of the War. My dad did mention to me "Dolly" and how she was executed...I now believe that he witnessed Anna's execution as well and chose to block it out of his mind...up until Sullivan arrived and interviewed him back in 2006. I don't think there was any need to tell the Slave Master Leyers that he had spied. I think by then, Leyers knew it. In fact, one could assume that it was Leyers himself, who requested that my Dad escort him to the American's through the Brenner Pass. A suicidal mission that ended WWII for my father...
All sorts of crazy things happened during the chaotic last few weeks of the War...
in Northern Italy
What keeps coming into my mind is that these atrocities took place only 74 years or so ago. Less than 1 generation removed. Thanks to hero's like Pino, brave enough to remember and share, may we never forget.
I just finished the book. All I can say is "Wow" All that Pino went through. The author did an amazing job putting the reader right there and feeling Pino's emotions and feeling for him. If he ever did a book tour this is one I would attend. But at this point and time I understand how difficult that would be.
It was an incredible book! I keep thinking there is more to Anna’s story. Twice, the author mentioned, Anna had Pino tie a white band around his forehead. Do we even know what country she was from?
