One Good Thing

From The New York Times-bestselling Author Of We Were The Lucky Ones, An Unforgettable Story Of Hardship And Hope, Courage And Resilience, That Follows One Young Woman's Journey Through War-torn Italy 1941, Emilia Romagna. Lili And Esti Have Been Best Friends Since Meeting At The University Of Ferrara; When Esti's Son Theo Is Born, They Become As Close As Sisters. There Is A War Being Fought Across Borders, And In Italy, Mussolini's Racial Laws Have Deemed Lili And Esti Descendants Of An 'inferior' Jewish Race, But Life Somehow Goes On-until Germany Invades Northern Italy, And The Friends Find Themselves In Occupied Territory. Esti, Older And Fiercely Self-assured, Convinces Lili To Flee First To A Villa In The Countryside To Help Hide A Group Of Young War Orphans, Then To A Convent In Florence, Where They Pose As Nuns And Forge False Identification Papers For The Underground. When Disaster Strikes At The Convent, A Critically Wounded Esti Asks Lili To Take A Much Bigger Step: To Go On The Run With Theo. Protect Him While Esti Can't. Terrified To Travel On Her Own, Lili Sets Out On An Epic Journey South Toward Allied Territory, Through Nazi-occupied Villages And Bombed-out Cities, Doing Everything She Can To Keep Theo Safe. A Remarkable Tale Of Friendship, Motherhood, And Survival, One Good Thing Is A Tender Reminder That Love For Another Person, Even Amidst Darkness And Uncertainty, Can Be Reason To Keep Going-- Provided By Publisher.