Wednesday, May 7 @ 6:30 pm

May Book Pick: Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

Synospsis: Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager—obsessed with music, food, and girls—but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior. To protect him, Pino’s parents force him to enlist as a German soldier—a move they think will keep him out of combat. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the age of eighteen to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitler’s left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reich’s most mysterious and powerful commanders. Now, with the opportunity to spy for the Allies inside the German High Command, Pino endures the horrors of the war and the Nazi occupation by fighting in secret, his courage bolstered by his love for Anna and for the life he dreams they will one day share.

Join our Members’ Choice Book Group for a lively discussion on titles chosen by the group. This group typically meets the first Wednesday of each month and is always eager to welcome new people. We will meet in the CPL STUDY Room!

Hard copies are available to pick up at the library; eBooks and eAudios available on Libby.

This program continues to be hybrid – in-person & virtual. Simply drop in to enjoy the group in person OR register on our online calendar to receive a Zoom link on the day of the meeting.

The Members’ Choice Book Club typically meets the first Wednesday of each month.