Not all Bastards are from Vienna: A Novel

In this critically acclaimed tour de force—an international bestseller and winner of the prestigious Campiello Prize—Andrea Molesini exquisitely portrays the depths of heroism and horror as a closely knit Italian community is forced to confront war's injustice at the end of World War I.

In the autumn of 1917, Refrontolo—a small town near Venice—is invaded by Austrian soldiers as they advance into Northern Italy. The Spadas own the largest estate in the area, and orphaned seventeen-year-old P...