{"product_id":"9781450210812","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.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128521539824,"sku":"9781450210812","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450210812_p0.jpg?v=1763839617","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450210812","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}