THE ITALIAN GIRL

First published in Australia in 2022 by

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First published in the United States in 2022 as A Girl During the War by Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

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© Anita Hughes 2022

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ISBN: 9781761101335

ISBN-13: 978-1-7611-0134-2 (eBook)

Cover image: © Ildiko Neer / Trevillion Images

Cover design: Christabella Designs