The Secret of Santa Vittoria

Santa Vittoria is a fictional town, still remote from the rest of wartorn Italy, where the citizens, led by their wineloving mayor Bombolini, scheme and plot to prevent the Germans from locating and looting the towns only treasureits fabulous wine cellars.A bestseller and the inspiration for a famous film, this warm, rich novel has already drawn thousands upon thousands into the exuberant and perilous life of Santa Vittoria and its affirmation of the fundamental dignity of man.