Michael, My husband and I are listening to the book on tape while driving to and from our home in Pinecrest. Sign up to receive the latest news, exclusive content, and a chance to win free books. This book change all my perspective about life. I tell everyone about Pino Lella. For the next few days he became Knebel's personal driver and translator. God bless Pino and his entire family! Based on the true but fictionalized story of Pino Lella, Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan is set in Milan, Italy, and its countryside during the final two years of the Second World War. So it is little surprise perhaps that Pino Lellas life is going to be made into a Hollywood film. Your fathers story has hands down affected me more than any other I've ever read. Tom Holland in a scene from 'Spider-Man: Homecoming.'. 2 reviews. And looking forward to the movie! This may have been asked already, so I apologize for the repetition, was Anna real or was that aspect of the story an embellishment by the author? So I decided to go through where the police man told me not to. Sullivan will give a reading at 7 p.m. May 3 at the Country Bookshelf. Pino and his brother, Mimo, spent two months every summer and one month every winter at Father Res school, Casa Alpina north of Lake Como. When his parents sent Pino and his brother into the mountains for safety, they worked under the . Here's the official synopsis from Amazon: Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. Author Sarah De Nardi wrote an article entitled Forgotten resistance: the Italian freedom fighters dropped from our history books in The Conversation UK, which highlighted the issue. I'm a skier, and my great uncle Olaf taught at Breckinridge for 40 years, and stopped skiing after he fell off his roof at age 86. The event will also feature a special recognition of Staten Island's own, Italian-born Holocaust survivor of the Finzi-Contini . He was the driver of General Hans Leyers and at the same time a spy for the Allies. I am having a hard time getting back into the grind. Author met with him, he was 89 years old at that time. Reader Q&A, Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man's incredible courage and resilience during one of history's darkest hours. Hes a little embarrassed to hear comments written by strangers, Sullivan said. I'm french and I read in english to improve my langage. But after Pino is injured he is . A book hed worked hard on hadnt done well. Thank you . It was a long shot but I had to try. Ive read this amazing tragic story last year. It was the summer of 1943 and Lella, then 17 years old, was sitting next his brother, Mimmo, at a movie theater in his native Milan watching the cinematic duo twirl across the screen. Pino Lella (Q58316684) From Wikidata. Lives in Grumo Appula. Please join us for an exclusive best-selling author book talk on Beneath A Scarlet Sky, the story of Italian teen and Jewish rescuer Pino Lella and soon to be a motion picture starring Tom Holland. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 5. As you were reading did you feel that the story was authentic? Michael Lella will be possible to meat your father? Pino Lella at age 17. Mindy, I understand where you're coming from and I too believe that the youth of today need to know what happened and how the War in Italy affected on, Mindy, I understand where you're coming from and I too believe that the youth of today need to know what happened and how the War in Italy affected one individualone that is of the age group you would like to teach. She agrees and tells him her name is Anna. Szymaska had a French identity card, which identified her as a Marie Clenat. Registrations for this event are not available at this time. 7. For a brief moment, the war that had engulfed Europe and Nazi . Yet it is all true. Beneath a Scarlet Sky, which was released initially for Kindle devices before being published as a paperback, has been downloaded 250,000 times, even though it has been ignored by most mainstream reviewers. I'm hopeful his heart will mend when he sees Anna-Marte again. As a driver for Leyers, Lella worked as a spy for the Resistance and the Allies. We won't share it with anyone else. Bozeman best-selling author Mark Sullivan has pledged $15,000 toward a charity that plans to mail free books every month to hundreds of local preschool children. I did not know about his incredible life before he came to Mammoth. August 30, 2017 courtreadsblog. He's a normal Italian teenagerobsessed with music, food, and girlsbut his days of innocence are numbered. I can't describe what I feel right now. The two men visited the Milan plaza where Lellas boyhood friend was one of 15 partisans gunned down by Italian Fascists under German orders. Bozeman writer captures story of young Italian hero in World War II. I know the park on Lake Como and many of those gorgeous roads he traveled. Knowing Pino Lella's story has changed my life and my outlook on life. Thank you! Please try again later. But even I am deeply touched my Pino's tales of adventure and wile. It was clear that the previous shot was going to be it so we didnt spend too much time. I am thinking about being more kind, more connected and interactive with other human beings, more aware and service oriented. It was an incredible book! What a book! Mashbir headed the top secret intelligence gathering organization. Publishers were gun-shy after scandals over true books that turned out to be inventions. Pino Lella, born 1926 in Milan, Italy. Pino Lella is one of those people with an aura that ends up influencing their life. The frustration of being in the German army rather than helping refugees escape was tempered when Pino was recruited by the resistance to spy on the General. Pino knew engines, and was able to get the Daimler-Benz Offroader to start up. He claims to report directly to Hitler. Bill and Walter Martel in the museum basement where Emil slept while in the prison camp. Jul 23, 2020. Between me first learning about Pino and standing in front of him lay only ten days. [49] Rene Joyeuse. What an amazing, heroic man. in Milan, 17-year old Pino Lella joined an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps. I cannot stop thinking how he has changed my life thru the author Sullivan. Anna accepts but doesn't show up. Sullivan lives in Bozeman andwas astounded by Pinos story, andastonished to find that he was still alive, living in Italy after many years in the U.S. Bozeman author Mark Sullivan had reached the lowest point in his life the night he first heard the story of a 17-year-old Italian boy in World War II, who risked his life to save Jews by leading them over the Alps and then spied on the Nazis as a powerful German generals driver. She used this card to aid Britain. I'm 24, so all the superlatives. I appreciate Mary F and other's who have clarified the misinformation around this story. Beneath a Scarlet Sky is a work of historical fiction. In April 1945, he delivered Leyers to the Fifth United States Army and then became the driver of Major Frank . An accomplishment that had defied all odds. I too just finished reading the book. In the beginning of the novel, Pino is a typical 17-year-old boy interested in girls, music, and food. After I got past Anna's death, my father told me that was the saddest thing he had ever read. Award-winning author Mark Sullivan retraced Pino Lella's steps up the treacherous mountains near Casa Alpina and interviewed him to capture this true story of love and war. I just wanted to comment on Mark Sullivans book. Most of these posts answering the question about Pino are 2 years old. That night, the Allied forces begin bombing Milan. This story is both.. Please thank your father for sharing his story of courage. He's a normal Italian teenagerobsessed with music, food, and girlsbut his days of . When I got back in my car and drove along the shore of Lago Maggiore back to Austria I got overwhelmed by a feeling of ridiculous accomplishment. I started worrying. Lello joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, guiding hundreds of Jews to safety in a year. I just finished reading the book, what a inspirational life. Sullivan plans to visit Lella in June and bring him the book. Your father's story is amazing and so much of it brought me to tears. I appreciate it so much and want Pino to know thank you from Canada for his faith in God and doing the right thing. Get any of our free daily email newsletters news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Aged only 17 he risked his life to smuggle Jews out of Mussolinis Italy, before spying on the Nazis while employed as a driver for a German general. After the war, Lella hid what hed done, deeply ashamed of having worn a German uniform and swastika, despite the risks he took as a spy. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six . I cannot stop thinking about Pino and all that he did for the war and the resistance. Beneath a Scarlet Sky News Retweeted. All I can say is "Wow" All that Pino went through. Pino Lella. The many losses he had to experience as a young person during this time are really tragic. I just finished reading this book. Pino Lella. I've always been very interested in World War II and visited many historical sites and museums in Europe. He approaches a young woman and asks her to meet him at the cinema later. One reason the book resonates with readers is that they ask themselves what they would have done. Lella went on to lead a remarkable life, selling Italian cars in Beverly Hills, marrying an heiress, becoming a ski instructor to the stars, meeting James Dean, Gary Cooper and Ernest Hemingway. One of the most riveting, page-turning books Ive read in a long time. Heather Morris, author of the #1 international and New York Times bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Sullivan again demonstrates his gift for finding little-known embers of history and breathing life into them until they glow and shine in ways that are both moving and memorable. Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris, Mark is one of the most gifted and successful novelists of our generation. Thank you. Updated August 18, 2017 10:11 AM. 393. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps . I loved the book and your father is a true hero. Hi Michael. I've already written about the totally absurd description of the ski descent by Pino from Pizzo Groppera, with the violinist miraculously hanging from his . I felt it when I met him. Joyeuse was an agent/operative for the OSS, who after the war became a physician and researcher and Co-founder of the American Trauma Society. Whrend seiner Dienstreisen lernte er die Positionen von Panzerfallen, Landminen, Munitionstunneln und allen Befestigungen zwischen Florenz und Mailand kennen und beobachtete den Bau der wichtigsten Verteidigungsanlagen der Deutschen. Do we even know what country she was from? Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. Pino you are a hero, it was my absolute pleasure and privilege to read your story. Kowerski was a Lieutenant for Poland during the war. Pino Lella was an Italian boy who challenged his age, overcame the crisis he faced, and went down to the rescue at the age of seventeen. just finished the book. or ask your favorite author a question with I started with my go-to-pose of a very straight-on and emotionless look. A total Hero! Loved the book and can't wait for the movie. My parents have a home in Lesa. I have no words. Finished the book in only a few days after my father highly recommended it to me, I was captivated by the story and couldn't wrap my head around the fact that this all really happened to one soul. The Martel family in 1943, about one year before they started their historic trek. About the Book:Beneath a Scarlet Skyshares the story of a teenage spy, Pino Lella. In our lives today, it is hard to imagine the strength and courage people were able to conjure during the war. What an amazing story. My friend read the book and said it was loosely written about your father's life. Perhaps they will put down their phones and look at the world a bit differently. Through Montana friends, he found Lella, and phoned him in Italy. Then Pino came jogging up the narrow alley and I introduced myself. It was an amazing, heroic story, but Sullivan was skeptical. I loved it. As a result, we are happy to announce the birth of a new Bella Milano guided walking tour: B eneath the Scarlet Sky of Milan - A day in the footsteps of Pino Lella. Does any other die hard fans of him wants to meet him? All the while trying to get a commitment out of Pinos daughter for me to come and take a portrait of Pino. When he first heard snippets of Pino Lella's story at a dinner party more than 11 years ago, Mark Sullivan was unable to shake the image of an Italian teenager leading refugees to safety across perilous mountain ridges, and he became determined to tell the tale of this anonymous, unsung hero. "Beneath a Scarlet Sky" is a true story about Pino Lella, an Italian who was 17 in 1943 . Thank God the story of Pino Lella has been told. Speak up? So many WWII soldiers/survivors don't talk about their experiences and I am glad Pino has at last told his!! I cannot imagine living a life never knowing the answers to those same haunting questions. He is truly a hero. I will be thinking about this book for a long time. God bless him! Matthew Moore She moved around Poland, tracking troop movements and ferrying sensitive documents.. Zacharias became Deputy Chief of Naval Intelligence, Cuneo was a liaison officer who revealed stories about the, This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 17:35. Subscribe today! I think people long for something genuine and inspirational, Sullivan said. Submit by email, by post to 2820 W. College St., Bozeman, MT 59718 or use our online form. When the book finished I restarted it and was taken right back. It's difficult to come to grips with the fact that an actual person was telling their true story of life as they've lived it. I have jus finished the book. The second part, of eight chapters, tells the story of Pino Lella and his brother Mimmo's life with Father Luigi Re at the Casa Alpina of Motta, from the end of September 1943 to mid-May 1944, and it is on this period I dwell as I was really present in Motta from the end of September 1943 to the time of the Liberation of Italy. Joyeuse was an agent/operative for the OSS, who after the war became a physician and researcher and Co-founder of the American Trauma Society. I am going to buy a class set of this book and use it in my classroom. I would so love to meet me. instance of. What an amazing story. Is Pino Lella still alive in 2021? I do remember "trick or treating" at your house one Halloween with my teammate Joan Hannah! I hope his heart is happy at this very moment. Over the next ten days I went to Romania and then Austria. GETTY IMAGES. human. There has to be a way. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. [3], Lella lebt heute hochbetagt im Norden Mailands.[4]. Giuseppe Pino Lella (* 1. But at this point and time I understand how difficult that would be. I am looking forward to sharing Pino's story with my students and introducing them to a different side of WWII and the persecution of Jews in Italy. I didn't know anything about Pino until I read the novel based on his life. This story moved me to tears many times. Inspirational . Such an amazing a tragic story -. What a great story. The fictional Lella joins the German army and becomes driver to a high-ranking Nazi official - all the while acting as a spy for the partisans. You tell me, Sullivan said. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. [Thank you! I cannot get the characters. If I had a choice to read the book again I am not sure what I would do. Welcome back. I understand youre an unsung hero, Sullivan said. Mark and Julio Cernatore at the site of the chapel at Casa Alpina, Pino learns of General Leyers' fate (June-2015). What a wonderful person you have as your father! I hope the Pino will be here for the rerelease of what should be an amazing tribute to his life. Stephanie Czech Rader was X-2. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. In Father Re's Casa Alpina as well as as a driver for Leyers and spy for the resistance against the Nazis. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. Sullivan estimates 90 percent of the story is real. Thank you, Pino Lella, for finding the courage to tell your story. Lella's story is the basis for Mark Sullivan's novel Under Blood Red Heaven , which generally sticks to the biographical facts from Pino Lella's life between 1943 and 1945, but also consists in some parts of fiction. Hes a normal Italian teenagerobsessed with music, food, and girlsbut his days of innocence are numbered. The war came to Giuseppe "Pino" Lella right as he watched Fred Astaire dance with Ginger Rogers. What a wonderful story! This was a very moving account of Pino Lella's life story; what a remarkable life he is living - with happiness and heartache; after reading this book, I look at the world /circumstances differently than before and I cannot get this man out of my thoughts. This is the second time I read the story and also listened to it on my recent car trip via audiobook. You have reached the maximum number of messages that can be sent. This feat, and his knowledge of German and French secured him the job of driving General Leyers and serving as his translator. Hall was a spy for the SOE, American OSS and the, Herbert worked as a translator at Air Ministry in. His ability to weave drama, morality, and emotion through wonderfully captivating stories of the human spirit puts him among the greats. Tony Robbins, #1 New York Times bestselling author and the nations #1 life and business strategist. He's a normal Italian teenagerobsessed with music, food, and girlsbut his days of innocence are numbered. I hope that he could be happy in his further life, even if some scars from such for us today younger Europeans (fortunately) unimaginable times certainly never stop hurting. What an amazing story of bravery, love and loss. I'm so glad I read it. An amazing story about an amazing man, Pino Lella. I've been to Milan twice and Lugano once. Based on the true story of the unlikeliest of heroes, BENEATH A SCARLET SKY follows 17-year-old Pino Lella as he helps lead Jews out of Italy along an underground railroad through the Alps and, later, when he is recruited to become a spy for the Italian Resistance. Even still several days after I finished the novel I keep researching all of the events, pictures, and people online. Blessings to you and your family. If you value these stories, please consider subscribing. . during the summers as a child Pino and Mimo were sent to a missionary called Casa Alpina near lake Como. It was the summer of 1943 and Lella, then 17 years old, was sitting next his brother, Mimmo, at a movie theater in his native Milan watching the cinematic duo twirl across the screen. About the Author: Award-winning author Mark Sullivan retraced Pinos steps up the treacherous mountains near Casa Alpina and interviewed him to capture this true story of love and war. I would love to meet your father. 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