I BAMBINI DI HERETZ

I Bambini di Heretz is a gripping historical saga based on a true story, which tells the tragic fate of children during the Second World War. It can appeal to the readers of Rosella Postorino or Viola Ardone.

An incredible story of friendship, courage and redemption inspired by a true story that has never been told before. Following the invasion of the Sudetenland by Nazi Germany, a brother and sister of Jewish origin, like many other children who had managed to hide, fled Czechoslovakia and found themselves on the roads of Europe. An extraordinary journey of resilience and sacrifice begins. A heart-breaking and painful adventure that will only end when they find refuge, with 800 other orphaned children or survivors of the extermination camps, in Sciesopoli's house, Camp Selvino, on the Pre-Alps of Bergamo, a camp used shortly before by young fascists as a recreational area. It is here that the many saved children will return to their childhoods. After the success of Storia di una famiglia per bene, La malalegna and Benedetto sia il padre, Rosa Ventrella has written a sweeping beautiful novel, full of loss and love, drama and hope, for the readers of The Book Thief or Il Treno dei bambini. Rosa Ventrella is a best-selling novelist and contributor to TTL - La Stampa. Her novel Storia di una famiglia perbene was made into a TV series. She published Il giardino degli oleandri (2015) and Innamorarsi a Parigi (2015) with Newton Compton. With Mondadori she published La Malalegna (2019) and Benedetto sia il Padre (2021). Her novels have been translated into many languages.