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What war destroys, only love can heal. Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grow up as the best of friends despite their differences. Elisabetta is a feisty beauty who dreams of becoming a novelist; Marco the brash and athletic son in a family of professional cyclists; and Sandro a Jewish mathematics prodigy, kind-hearted and thoughtful, the son of a lawyer and a doctor. Their friendship blossoms to love, with both Sandro and Marco hoping to win Elisabetta's heart. But in the autumn of 1937, all of that begins to change as Mussolini asserts his power, aligning Italy's Fascists with Hitler's Nazis and altering the very laws that govern Rome. In time, everything that the three hold dear — their families, their homes, and their connection to one another — is tested in ways they never could have imagined. As anti-Semitism takes legal root and World War II erupts, the threesome realises that Mussolini was only the beginning. Against this backdrop, the intertwined fates of Elisabetta, Marco, Sandro, and their families will be decided, in a heartbreaking story of both the best and the worst that the world has to offer. Unfolding over decades, Eternal is a tale of loyalty and loss, family and food, love and war — all set in one of the world's most beautiful cities at its darkest moment. This moving novel will be forever etched in the hearts and minds of readers. 'The master storyteller Lisa Scottoline is at the height of her powers with Eternal.' — Adriana Trigiani 'Eternal feels so real you can almost taste the cappelletti, as you get lost in the pages on your glorious and heart- wrenching trip to Italy.' — Martha Hall Kelly 'An accomplished historical novel that is both steeped in period detail and full of relatable characters...Scottoline is a master at ramping up the suspense.' — Washington Post

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In this book of her heart, Lisa Scottoline delivers what her readers expect and so much more, fast-paced intrigue, but also an authentic, tender coming of age tale of three best friends navigating the complexities of fascism, war, political and family strife and romantic competition -- Lisa Wingate, author of Before We Were Yours and The Book Of Lost Friends With characters who change and grow and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing, Eternal is a blockbuster with cinematic intensity -- Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train and The Exiles Make a plate of fettuccine, pour a glass of red wine, and settle in with this captivating tale. You will cry tears of sadness and joy. Scottoline's Italian heritage combined with all her diligent research will keep this story in readers' hearts * Library Journal (starred review) * Powerful and absorbing...at the heart of the novel is an enduring message, that what's perhaps most heroic in any life is to love fiercely and completely, in spite of loss and betrayal, and even beyond death -- Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and When the Stars Go Dark An accomplished historical novel that is both steeped in period detail and full of relatable characters.... Scottoline is a master at ramping up the suspense. * Washington Post *

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Lisa Scottoline is a #1 bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author of 33 novels.  She has been President of Mystery Writers of America and she reviews fiction and non-fiction for the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She also writes a weekly column with her daughter for The Philadelphia Inquirer entitled Chick Wit, a witty take on life from a woman's perspective, which have been collected in a bestselling series of humorous memoirs.

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