I absolutely loved it and, I just finished the book. There were however 6000 miles between it, gatekeepers, the alps, legal challenges and not to forget an Italian police man who could have made all efforts go puff last second. Mark Sullivan is the acclaimed author of eighteen novels, including the #1 New York Times bestselling Private series, which he writes with James Patterson. If you contact me, I might be able to get you a discount on the books..michaellella@yahoo.com. After bombs destroy his family home. It was one of those things that would keep me up at night until I got it out of my system by going and photographing it. In my eyes you are twice a hero. You tell me, Sullivan said. Pino grew up running the streets of the city, climbing and biking everywhere. Pino Lella (Q58316684) From Wikidata. Working undercover, Pino gains access to some of the most powerful men in . His job was to bring Leyers from Italy to the Austrian border and hand him over to an American unit there. Have just finished reading this fabulous book. Invalid password or account does not exist. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. Thank you, Pino! Gail Schontzler covers schools and Montana State University for the Chronicle. My parents have a home in Lesa. Portrait of Caroline Marks at the Surfranch, portrait of Alex Monot at Santa Barbara studio. Beneath a Scarlet Sky, released as a Kindle First book by Amazons publishing arm, Lake Union, has been downloaded by a quarter-million readers, who have described it as thrilling and given it a five-star rating. And all of this while I still thought it was someone's made up tale. It does so the more when I read here from Michael Lella that Anna was a real person. Then 79, Lella was robust, a gregarious, boisterous Italian and an insane driver. He never left my mind for the past six months. With this book, you will come to know more clearly about a personality . I took a few portraits in their courtyard and then used a beautifully textured wall in the alley with the light coming pretty strongly from one side as a background. My dad, the protagonist of author Mark Sullivan's 2017 Amazon bestseller, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, was born in 1926. He had a moral compass, he was idealistic in a way someone only 17 or 18 can be. 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. For a brief moment, the war that had engulfed Europe and Nazi . She was a Norwegian employed by the Germans. So I decided to go through where the police man told me not to. 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 read it fast, it consumed me. Sullivan used the last of his money to fly to Milan. Gail Schontzler can be reached at 406-582-2633 or gails@dailychronicle.com. 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. Lello joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, guiding hundreds of Jews to safety in a year. She used this card to aid Britain. Mark and Julio Cernatore at the site of the chapel at Casa Alpina, Pino learns of General Leyers' fate (June-2015). Thank you for sharing him with the world. Pino you are a hero, it was my absolute pleasure and privilege to read your story. An investigative journalist who has co-authored books with James Patterson, Sullivan has earned a place on the LA Times Best Book of the Year and NY Times #1 Best Sellers. Cant answer the still living and this is a little unfamiliar. Now, with the opportunity to spy for the Allies inside the German High Command, Pino endures the horrors of the war and the Nazi occupation by fighting in secret, his courage bolstered by his love for Anna and for the life he dreams they will one day share. The life of Pino Lella, who smuggled Jews out of Italy after joining the underground aged 17, is to be made into a film after the book was a huge success. 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. [4]. I am happy to hear that your father is doing well. Reader Q&A, I'm his son and he is living and well in Lesa Italy. In April 1945 he delivered Leyers to the Fifth United States Army and was then a driver for Major Frank Knebel until the end of the war. Bill and Walter Martel in the museum basement where Emil slept while in the prison camp. Stephanie Czech Rader was X-2. Next. just finished the book. I am Linda Meyers and was a US ski team member. Does any other die hard fans of him wants to meet him? Iv just completed listening to the audio version with my 87 year old mother who was a Jewish war survivor in Poland from the invasion in 1939 until she graduated medical school with my father and came to New York in 1959. The Martel family in 1943, about one year before they started their historic trek. My husband and I lived in Italy 50 years ago near Rimini, and we visited Mussolini's grave and so many places in Italy affected by the war. I still weep when I think of the tragedy of Anna Marta and how you could not save her. Seine Auftrag bestand darin, Leyers aus Italien an die sterreichische Grenze zu bringen und ihn dort einer amerikanischen Einheit zu bergeben. Your father's story is amazing and so much of it. Author met with him, he was 89 years old at that time. Pino will be one of my heroes for life. The hard fate of Pino Lella, that snatched his then great love Anna Marta from him, moved me deeply while reading. A book hed worked hard on hadnt done well. He first tried to write the book as non-fiction, but hit major roadblocks. Michael, is there a way we can send your dad a letter about how strongly we feel regarding is bravery, his compassion for others, and for his contribution in the war effort? it is overwhelming!! Mai eine Fahrt ber den Brennerpass zu unternehmen, obwohl dieser Anfang Mai 1945 eine der gefhrlichsten Ecken Europas war. The author did an amazing job putting the reader right there and feeling. One reason the book resonates with readers is that they ask themselves what they would have done. Franco Isman was a young Italian Jewish boy who stayed at Casa Alpina from September of 1943 until May of 1945 when Italy was liberated from the Germans. So many WWII soldiers/survivors don't talk about their experiences and I am glad Pino has at last told his!! Since Lella's aunt and uncle had connections to the " Organization Todt ", the armaments and construction department of the Third Reich, he joined the German army for his own safety, but against his internal convictions and on the advice of his parents, and was included in the Todt boat Camp moved into Modena . I am I awe of your father. my own father was a paratrooper, 82nd Airborne, in WWII in England, Belgium and Germany. Pino is a young man caught up in his own dreams. Pinos espionage escalates as he passes confidential information to Allied forces. God bless him and your family. The voice and image of "Il Duce" (as Italians were . Copyright 2023 Suspense Inc. All rights reserved. Congratulations, your email has been successfully sent! Thank you, Pino Lella, for finding the courage to tell your story. And from my left Yvonne goes: You know, he was supposed to be the one driving him that day. Here's the official synopsis from Amazon: Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. The family was guarding him not only due to his age but also because of legal concerns since a movie adaptation of Pinos story was underway. Quickly we started shooting since I was urged to keep it short. Pino Lella Character Analysis. Ive read this amazing tragic story last year. Leski was a pilot during the war. With the publication of "Beneath a Scarlet Sky," the fictionalized story of Pino Lella, the Italian resistance will be forgotten no more. Please thank your father for sharing his story of courage. So glad the story is out. Please join us for an exclusive best-selling author book talk on. Reluctant at first, Lella agreed to be interviewed, along with corroborating witnesses. Despite being unknown, he played such a pivotal role in driving the Germans from Italy and at such a personal cost, forever altering him. 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. Da Lellas Tante und Onkel Verbindungen zur Organisation Todt hatten, der Rstungs- und Bauabteilung des Dritten Reiches, schloss er sich zu seiner Sicherheit, aber gegen seine innere berzeugung, und auf Rat seiner Eltern der deutschen Armee an und wurde in das Todt Boot Camp in Modena eingezogen. Sign up to receive the latest news, exclusive content, and a chance to win free books. All I can say is "Wow" All that Pino went through. He was very familiar with the Alps and its surroundings from his childhood, and even defeated the weather to save the Jews from the war. Kowaleski helped Poland achieve victory in the. like. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 5. He's a normal Italian teenagerobsessed with music, food, and girlsbut his days . I love World War II history and I know a lot about . Thompson served as an operative in the OSS. Driving to Costco on a snowy February day, he considered driving into the 19th Avenue freeway abutment, until he flashed on his wife and sons. God Bless Pino. visit the National Archives repository in June or July to acquire information referred to in certain books to include a biography on a relatively minor Italian figure by Roberto Festorazzi that indicates Leyers may consulted with if not cooperated with the CLNAI . My son works as an event manager for a ski resort in Colorado and regularly skins up to get some great ski runs in. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. He was the driver of General Hans Leyers and at the same time a spy for the Allies. Fleming was a Lieutenant Commander RNVR in the British, A Spanish double agent loyal to Great Britain, Garca played a key role deceiving Nazi Germany during. Pino. I felt it when I met him. Search the complete digital archives for all papers in the Pioneer News Group. He too fought for the resistance while living in Bergamo. Finished the book yesterday, and cannot stop thinking about Pino Lella. Yet it is all true. During his business trips he learned the positions of tank traps, land mines, ammunition tunnels and all fortifications between Florence and Milan and observed the construction of the most important defenses of the Germans. 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. Michael Lella will be possible to meat your father? or ask your favorite author a question with It was clear that the previous shot was going to be it so we didnt spend too much time. The light was a little too much from the side for it so we started playing around a little and I had Pino turn towards the light. People named Pino Lella. His last two years as a teenager are inseparable from the war and the fall of Fascism. In Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Pino Lella meets young and beautiful Anna as World War II reaches Italy and his hometown of Milan. 2 reviews. And now I'm waiting for the film to release. His selfless and brave commitment to saving so many lives, and to saving his beautiful Italy shows what an exceptional man he is. Risk their lives for strangers? I'm going to name my next rescue dog after him so I can tell people who he is. Speak up? I would so love to meet me. This gripping tale is based on the true story of young Lella, who at the age of 17 was recruited by Father Re, a family friend, to guide Jewish refugees over the Alps to Switzerland. I hope his heart is happy at this very moment. I knew I got something good there so I cut it short by only shooting one more roll of film there and then switching to a full length shot around the corner in another alley. It is interesting, the effect that tragedy has on our hearts. The many losses he had to experience as a young person during this time are really tragic. May we all learn to love our neighbor as ourselves or. Yet it is all true. 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I have just finished reading it and I was so moved by it. As you were reading did you feel that the story was authentic? The event will also feature a special recognition of Staten Island's own, Italian-born Holocaust survivor of the Finzi-Contini . Sign Up. event will also feature a special recognition of Staten Island's own, Italian-born Holocaust survivor of the Finzi-Contini family, Carla Beeber. Hall was a spy for the SOE, American OSS and the, Herbert worked as a translator at Air Ministry in. I Love this story. I just finished the book. You are a very lucky man to have him as your father. Too many witnesses had died, too many records had been burned. Was later accused. Your fathers story has hands down affected me more than any other I've ever read. Later, Lello enlisted in . Ebbene, il protagonista dei mesi incredibili ricostruiti pazientemente da Mark Sullivan nel romanzo "Beneath a scarlet sky", si chiama Giuseppe "Pino" Lella, all'epoca dei fatti diciassettenne. He was meant to live and tell his story. Lella secretly documented troop movements, took notes and photos and supplied the allies with the most important information via his uncle's shortwave radio. The novel was based on "the true story of a forgotten hero," Pino Lella, an Italian youth who led refugees over the mountains to freedom in physical acts of courage. The life of Pino Lella, only recently revealed and narrated in the book "Beneath a scarlet sky", by the American writer Mark Sullivan, sounds like the script of a war movie. I find it unspeakably tragic that many of the Nazi's got away with multitudes of crimes against humanity yet were able to continue to live so well. 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? 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. Tom Holland with Pino Lella preparing for ''Beneath a Scarlet Sky'' a television miniseries that will release in 2020 about a spy in World War II based on actual facts. He spent several weeks getting Lella to talk about events he hadnt spoken of for 60 years, and visiting places where the 17-year-old had rescued Jews, smuggled a radio, fallen in love and witnessed atrocities. Thank you x. I am reading this book now and love it! My dad is 91 and my mom is 83. As an English teacher, I find that we generally only focus on the "known" stories of the Holocaust and branch out very little. What an incredible story and even more incredible that the story was untold until recently. I was born to him later in his life and did not mature enough before he died, to ask him about his time in the war, his time being a hero, my hero. I just keep thinking about the people and events of Pino Lella's life. The story itself was the product of investigative journalism from Sullivan - a former Peace Corps volunteer in Africa - that dramatizes the personal account of the real-life Pino Lella, who . 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. He is "1.85 meters tall, seventy-five kilograms, long and gangly, with big hands and feet, hair that defied taming, and enough acne and awkwardness that none of the girls he'd asked to the movies had agreed to accompany him" (7). General Leyers. All I can say is "Wow" All that Pino went through. After I got past Anna's death, my father told me that was the saddest thing he had ever read. On April 24, 1945, Lella delivered General Hans Leyers to the advancing 5th American Army under the command of Major Frank Knebel. There is limited seating availableRSVP by October 13, Secure your seat by registering below or contactKristen Whitaker at 718-390-3253. 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. 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. [3], Lella lebt heute hochbetagt im Norden Mailands.[4]. World War II Italy has never been more alive to me. Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of The Nowhere Man, An incredible story, beautifully written, and a fine and noble book. James Patterson, #1New York TimesBestselling Author, Sprawling, stirring, like the richest of stories, and played out on a canvas of heroism and tragedy, Beneath a Scarlet Sky is like one of those iconic WWII black and white photos: a face of hope and tears, the story of a small life that ended up mattering in a big way. Andrew Gross, New York Times Bestselling Author of The One Man, Beneath a Scarlet Sky has everythingheroism, courage, terror, true love, revenge, compassion in the face of the worst human evils. Beneath a Scarlet Sky is a work of historical fiction. 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. $9.99 10 Used from $3.61 8 New from $5.78. About the Book:Beneath a Scarlet Skyshares the story of a teenage spy, Pino Lella. Pino Lella, the subject of my novel, BENEATH A SCARLET SKY, on Lake Orta in northern Italy, with his beloved Alps behind him. 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. Note that the OSS was a precursor to the CIA. Its gripping, shocking, heartbreaking and ultimately inspiring. Publishers were gun-shy after scandals over true books that turned out to be inventions. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. Lella was a happy-go-lucky 17-year-old Italian boy whose family home in Milan was destroyed by Allied bombers. In an unlikely twist, Pino becomes the personal driver of German General Hans Leyers, who oversaw labor and death camps. I cried. You are a hero and a human..Never die Pino Lella. Thank you Mark for writing relaying this incredible story with such an exciting and empathic style. Amazingly, he was greeted by Anna, the maid, when he delivered Leyers to the apartment of the Germans mistress, Dolly. All the while trying to get a commitment out of Pinos daughter for me to come and take a portrait of Pino. You are a exterordiary person. 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. Please try again later. 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. But even I am deeply touched my Pino's tales of adventure and wile. For a brief moment, the war . Second, I am sure having a father, who has seen and experienced so much tragedy and destruction must not be easy. Michael, My husband and I are listening to the book on tape while driving to and from our home in Pinecrest. His courage through all he endured and still he held on to his faith and love of life. For the next few days he became Knebel's personal driver and translator. [2]. From marksullivanbooks.com; Buy Now. Twice, the author mentioned, Anna had Pino tie a white band around his forehead. Pino Lellas life and bravery is beyond heroism. This story is both.. Tom Holland in a scene from 'Spider-Man: Homecoming.'. The most painful, emotional scenes in the book are partly what Lella reported as fact, and partly what haunted his nightmares. Please let him know he electrifies young people. 5 years ago. Then this is the perfect tour for you! Your father is my hero. There has to be a way. Then Pino came jogging up the narrow alley and I introduced myself. Sullivan plans to visit Lella in June and bring him the book. The next morning I got in the car and crossed the alps into Italy to meet Pino. If he ever did a book tour this is one I would attend. I was thrilled to see Pino was alive and hope he realizes how important his story is. Sullivan estimates 90 percent of the story is real. Is he open to meeting people who love his story/him? I can't describe what I feel right now. I would love to see that part of Italy. Im more of a coward, Lella told him. Gabrielle was a French nazi spy who reported information to French colony. This character is a high-ranking Nazi officer who oversees Operation Todt. The story is based on events in the life of Pino Lella from June 1943 to May 1945. This, his 18th book, has been his passion project, he said, sipping espresso at Wild Joes Coffee Spot. The novel's protagonist, Pino Lella starts out as a carefree Italian youth whose main concern is finding love. Next month, Lella turns 91. You have reached the maximum number of messages that can be sent. First you should know that I began reading it thinking it was historical fiction and did not know that it was a true story until I got to the end, just yesterday morning. Although Pino becomes a Nazi and helps General Leyers as his personal chauffeur, he joins the resistance movement undercover for the Allied forces. A similar Google search for the Italian Resistance found The 10 Best Italian War Movies,which included both World Wars and was not confined to the resistance fighters. The Allies had taken back Rome surely Milan would be next. Mark Sullivan's book allows Lella to step out of the shadows, telling his story and getting the . I want to plan a trip to Milan and Motta! Bill and Walter Martel overcome with emotion after finding the ruins of their childhood home in Friedenstahl. 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. Morris Berg was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball, who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Pino Lella. 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