{"product_id":"dinos-story-salsini-paul-salsini-9781450210805","title":"Dino's Story: A Novel of 1960s Tuscany","description":"From a tiny isolated village to the high art of Florence, \u003ci\u003eDino's Story: A Novel of 1960s Tuscany\u003c\/i\u003e completes the sweeping narrative of \"A Tuscan Trilogy.\" A boy just born in the first novel of the trilogy comes to Florence to study art, and, in this tumultuous decade of change, he is himself transformed as a devastating flood ruins not only works of art but also the lives of the poor and helpless.\u003cp\u003e In the first of the trilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Cielo: A Novel of Wartime Tuscany, \u003c\/i\u003e terrified villagers confront seemingly insurmountable dangers while trapped in a farmhouse during the German occupation of 1944. In the second, \u003ci\u003eSparrow's Revenge: A Novel of Postwar Tuscany\u003c\/i\u003e, set in 1955, a guilt-ridden partisan relentlessly pursues the collaborator of one of the worst massacres in Italy during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Martha Bergland, author of \u003ci\u003eA Farm Under a Lake, \u003c\/i\u003e calls \u003ci\u003eDino's Story\u003c\/i\u003e a \"fascinating inside look at Florence through the eyes of Paul Salsini's warm and complex characters. I couldn't put it down.\" Lawrence Baldassaro, Professor Emeritus of Italian and Comparative Literature, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, found it \"an intriguing coming-of-age tale. \u003ci\u003eDino's Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a seamless and conclusive sequel to the first two volumes of Paul Salsini's Tuscan trilogy. Once again, Salsini combines meticulous research, a keen eye for detail, and narrative dexterity.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Salsini Paul Salsini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1450210805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781450210805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salsini Paul Salsini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458382016767,"sku":"9781450210805","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a11edfce-d421-46c2-b6e2-092a511a3ba4.jpg?v=1777404095","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dinos-story-salsini-paul-salsini-9781450210805","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}