This is a work of fiction. Though some characters, incidents, and dialogues are based on the historical record, the work as a whole is a product of the author’s imagination.

Copyright © 2005 by Mary Doria Russell

Maps copyright © 2005 by David Lindroth

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Russell, Mary Doria

A thread of grace: a novel / Mary Doria Russell.

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1. World War, 1939–1945—Underground movements—Fiction. 2. World War,1939–1945—Jews—Rescue—Fiction. 3. Holocaust, Jewish (1939–1945)—Fiction. 4. World War, 1939–1945—Italy—Fiction. 5. Holocaust survivors—Fiction. 6. Jews—Italy—Fiction. I. Title.

PS3568.U76678T48 2005      813'.54—dc22      2004050942

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eISBN: 978-1-58836-441-8

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