One Good ThingOne 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 1940, 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 fleefirstto avillainthe countryside to help hide a group of youngwar orphans,then to a convent in Florence, where they pose as nuns and forge falseidentification papersforthe Underground. When disaster strikes at the convent,a critically wounded Esti asks Lili to take a much bigger step:To goon the run with Theo. Protect him while Esti can't. Terrified to travelon her own, Lili sets out onan epicjourneysouth toward Allied territory, through Nazi-occupied villages and bombed-out cities,doing everything she can to keep Theo safe. Aremarkabletale offriendship, motherhood, and survival, One Good Thing is a tender reminder thatlove for another person, even amidst darkness and uncertainty, can be reason to keep going.