The Secret of Santa Vittoria, Robert Crichton
The Secret of Santa Vittoria, Robert Crichton
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The Secret of Santa Vittoria

Author: Robert Crichton

Narrator: Christopher Hurt

Unabridged: 13 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/06/2009

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

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.

About Robert Crichton

Robert Crichton (1925–1993) an American novelist, served in the infantry during World War II and was wounded in 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. After the war he attended Harvard University on the GI Bill. His bestseller, The Great Imposter, was adapted into a successful film. His novel The Secret of Santa Vittoria was on the New York Times bestseller list for over fifty weeks, became an international bestseller, and was adapted into a Golden Globe–winning film of the same name in 1969.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Judy

This was my favorite novel of the Top Ten bestsellers from 1966. My favorite so far anyway; I have read five of the ten. When I complete reading the entire list I will post it along with the final review. The Secret of Santa Vittoria was #3. It is set in an impoverished Italian hill town near the end......more

Goodreads review by Noel

After visiting some of the hilltowns in Tuscany, I wondered what it would have been like to live through WWII there. Based on a true story and the author 's personal experience, the book clearly told the story of one small village and their ordeal. It was light and humorous, insightful and introspec......more

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