The curse of Pietro Houdini /
Miller, Derek B
The curse of Pietro Houdini / Derek B. Miller - 358 pages ; 24 cm.
Set in 1043 against the backdrop of the Allied invasion of Italy, the story follows Massimo, a fourteen-year-old orphaned by the bombing of Rome. He joins forces with the eccentric, masterfully deceitful Pietro Houdini. Together, they seek refuge at the historic Monte Cassino monastery. As the front lines converge on the abbey, they hatch a chaotic, complex plot to preserve its priceless art collection from looting German forces.
9780857529268
World War, 1939-1945 - Italy - Fiction.
Monasteries - Italy - Cassino- fiction
Art thefts - Fiction.
813.6 MIL
The curse of Pietro Houdini / Derek B. Miller - 358 pages ; 24 cm.
Set in 1043 against the backdrop of the Allied invasion of Italy, the story follows Massimo, a fourteen-year-old orphaned by the bombing of Rome. He joins forces with the eccentric, masterfully deceitful Pietro Houdini. Together, they seek refuge at the historic Monte Cassino monastery. As the front lines converge on the abbey, they hatch a chaotic, complex plot to preserve its priceless art collection from looting German forces.
9780857529268
World War, 1939-1945 - Italy - Fiction.
Monasteries - Italy - Cassino- fiction
Art thefts - Fiction.
813.6 MIL