Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Mark Sullivan novelises the true exploits of teenager Pino Lella, Alpine guide, Resistance courier, and spy.
- Author
- Mark Sullivan
- Publisher
- Lake Union Publishing
- Price
- £4.99 (Kindle)
- ISBN
- 1503943372
- Published
- 2017
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
Mark Sullivan’s “faction” retells the extraordinary wartime youth of Giuseppe “Pino” Lella. Sent to Father Re at Casa Alpina to escape Milan’s bombing, Pino trained to guide Jewish refugees across the snowbound Alps into Switzerland. Back in Milan he joined the Resistance, enlisted in the German Army to infiltrate their ranks, and became driver to General Hans Leyers, Hitler’s plenipotentiary in Italy, passing intelligence to the Allies.
Sullivan blends documented events with narrative flair, charting deadly mountain crossings, clandestine meetings, and the moral hazards of living among the occupiers. Film rights have been optioned, reflecting the story’s cinematic sweep.
Lake Union Publishing. £4.99 (Kindle). ISBN 1503943372.