{"product_id":"return-to-valetto-9781250335777","title":"Return to Valetto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Texas Institute of Letters Jesse H. Jones Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year: \u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Must-Read: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Post \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A story of love, loss, and the enduring power of hope. I was transfixed from page one.\" ―Lara Prescott, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Secrets We Kept\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Dominic Smith's\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Return to Valetto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e tells of a nearly abandoned Italian village, the family that stayed, and long-buried secrets from World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a hilltop in Umbria sits Valetto. Once a thriving village that survived centuries of earthquakes and landslides and became a hub of resistance and refuge during World War II, it has since been nearly abandoned, as residents sought better lives elsewhere. Only ten remain, including the widows Serafino--three eccentric sisters and their steely centenarian mother--who live quietly in their medieval villa. Then their nephew and grandson, Hugh, a historian, returns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut someone else has arrived before him, laying claim to the cottage where Hugh spent his childhood summers. The unwelcome guest is the captivating and no-nonsense Elisa Tomassi, who asserts that the family patriarch, Aldo Serafino, a resistance fighter whom her own family harbored, gave the cottage to them in gratitude. But like so many threads of history, this revelation unravels a secret--a betrayal, a disappearance, and an unspeakable act of violence--that has affected Valetto across generations. Who will answer for the crimes of the past? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDominic Smith's \u003ci\u003eReturn to Valetto\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting journey into one family's dark past, a page-turning excavation of the ruins of history, and a probing look at our commitment to justice in a fragile world. It is also a deeply human and transporting testament to the possibility of love and understanding across gaps of all kinds--even time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15591398\"\u003eDominic Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.93h x 5.01w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250335777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250335779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014050\"\u003eHistorical | 20th Century | World War II \u0026amp; Holocaust\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDominic Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice, and was named a best book of the year by \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in\u003ci\u003e The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He grew up in Sydney, Australia, and now lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48458184556781,"sku":"9781250335777","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_40635158-faf9-45e0-9f81-34ab7d93fb54.jpg?v=1753596849","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/return-to-valetto-9781250335777","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}