I really enjoy this authors writing style and I was not disappointed when I read The Tuscan Orphan, Wonderful engaging story telling, a recommended must read book.

This is a beautiful book and it is so amazing, the story is so lovely and very enjoyable to read. i loved everything about this book and i would recommend to anyone who loves reading to give this book a go. it is a lovely book and i will read other books from this author.

The Tuscan Orphan is set in Italy during WW2. In 1944, Carrie, and American nurse, is working on the front lines and Vito is a resistance fighter. They meet just after Vito and his team have liberated a convent, where a group of Jewish children are hiding. Little Mimi is injured and both her and Vito end up in Carrie's hospital. Vito's family take Mimi in to help her heal and keep her safe. Carrie develops a relationship with Vito, his family and Mimi. The goal is to find her family to reunite her after the war, but if not, to find out what happened to them and maybe, just maybe, become a family.

I read a lot of WW2 historical fiction, but not many have been set in Italy. This was a well written story that shared what was happening there, and how it affected the people. The descriptions of the land and how it had changed because of the war was sad, but the loss of life and families torn apart make it even more devastating. I always like learning about things I know little about and seeing how the army nurses worked, lived and served the people and army was another interesting part of this book. The characters were realistic and elicited many emotions in me as I read this book. Selecting one of the many Jewish children who were orphans and hiding in order to survive, gave this book a focal point that made it more poignant. I enjoyed this well written and researched story that gave me another viewpoint of all that happened during WW2. Stephanie Cannon narrated the audiobook, and gave the characters life. She does a good job sharing this story with it's listeners and I recommend either format while enjoying this book.

A brilliantly descriptive story that pulls at the heart strings. Delves into the war in Italy and provides a great backstory of the details surrounding the US presence in the field hospitals with added romance. Could not put this down.

5 ⭐️ for The Tuscan Orphan by Siobhan Daiko. This work of historical fiction is beautifully written and finds some good in such horrific times.

Carrie is an American army nurse moved all around Italy during WWII to help where she is needed. Vito is a resistance fighter who, among other things, helps people trapped at a convent escape. There he encounters Mimi, a little girl separated from her parents. These three main characters are so well developed.

Thank you to the author, Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the ebook in exchange for my feedback.

A romantic tale set during WW2. It mixes a romance between American nurse and Italian resistance fighter with the known history of the escape of Jewish children. A heart-warming, if somewhat unrealistic historical story. Enjoyable read.

I didn’t get to finish this book , it expired before I did ….
Had some health issues.
Sorry. Would have liked to finish it

A heartbreaking but good read about WWII in Italy. A good amount of spice, some blood, and a few tears. A pretty traditional war romance.

Many thanks to Net Galley and Boldwood Books for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Carrie is a nurse serving in WW2 when a bomb hits the hospital she is working at. Vito is a resistance fighter and Mimi is the orphan. This book is! Mainly about these 3 characters, finding each other and finding love.

After signing up as a nurse during WWII, Carrie is assigned to a variety of hospitals in Italy. In Florence, she meet’s Vito, a resistance fighter. After Mimi, an injured child, is brought into the hospital, Vito and Carrie work together to find Mimi’s parents.

I was a little skeptical about this book at first, but quickly fell in love with the author’s storytelling. The plot moved at a nice pace, the characters were well developed, and the story itself was interesting. This book was well developed and much more than the typical love story. Overall, highly recommended.

In her latest historical fiction novel, Siobhan Daiko brings readers once again to World War II Italy, this time Florence and Tuscany as experienced by Carrie, a nurse from Texas, who has fallen in love with (and lost) an American soldier named Bill. Readers meet Carrie at the height of her romance with Bill and follow her through the grieving process as she continues to care for American soldiers and Italian partisans in the hospital tent. In the process, Carrie crosses paths with Vito, a partisan, his sister Anna who is a novice nun, and a little girl named Mimi. Carrie and Vito’s friendship becomes something more as the novel progresses, and readers get to witness their slow-blooming romance against the backdrop of the later years of World War II. Daiko’s characters and setting are, of course, fascinating, vibrant, lively, and wonderful, and she has captured the chaos, history, and destruction of World War II Italy in the pages of the novel. The Tuscan Orphan is another immersive and engaging historical fictional novel that fans of Daiko and other historical fiction enthusiasts will devour since Daiko’s blend of history, characters, and setting creates an incredible historical fictional atmosphere filled with wonderful characters against a vibrant backdrop.

Carrie Adams is a nurse serving in the US army during WW2. She falls in love with a surgeon but their romance is doomed as tragedy looms. Her focus is redirected on an Italian partisan and a small Jewish girl but can she keep them safe?
The Tuscan Orphan is an historical novel set mainly in Italy from 1943 onwards.
Carrie and Bill fall in love and plan to marry when they reach Rome alongside the victorious Allied troops. But victory seems as far away as ever and a rogue bomb ends their hope for a happy ending. In the aftermath, Carrie becomes focussed on the arrival of a young girl with a head injury. Partisan Vito blames himself for the girl's accident but is in need of medical help himself.
I was swept up in the geography and history depicted in the book. It was really interesting to learn about the American nursing corps which I knew nothing about. Some of the descriptions of the medical injuries are a little upsetting but I felt this added to the authenticity. There is also a derogatory term used for Italians by a particularly unpleasant officer which could cause offense.
Carrie endures physical and emotional hardship through her experience of war. But she is also lucky enough to find love twice in terrible circumstances. The romance element of the plot is warm and uplifting in light of the backdrop of war. Other peripheral characters also enjoy love which reinforces the power of the emotion in face of adversity.
The Tuscan Orphan is an emotional historical novel which brings 1940s Italy to life.

This is a great read! It's a well written story that the author brings to live with her words. You can feel all of the emotions, see the scenery and you feel like you are there. Grab this book and get ready for an emotional roller coaster ride. I loved it!
I received a complimentary copy from Boldwood Books via NetGalley and was not required to write a review. All opinions expressed are my own.

The Tuscan Orphan is a highly detailed fast paced story, with a slowly revealed plot. The years between 1943-1944 are discussed.

Daiko has looked at some of the medical procedures, routines and treatments found in WW2 field hospitals on the frontline. Daiko mentions rationing, the allied forces movements through Italy, bombardments by the German forces and POWs as well as some historical places such as the ruins of Pompeii. The writing style has titled chapters for easy navigation, yet I found some points were a little repetitive.

The character development of The Tuscan Orphan gives the reader a brief background about the characters. The characters are relatable and realistic with their own personalities and mannerisms.
In 1944, Mimi along with some Jewish children and nuns were rescued by two men after being held in a convents' cellar by German soldiers.. a short time later it was attacked by German soldiers from all sides...Mimi is in the hospital with a fracture to her skull. She has yet to be reunited with her parents...Vito and Carrie hope to find out where they are and give her the news good or bad...

In 1943, Second Lieutenant and American Army Nurse, Carrie was in a truck traveling to the troop convalescent facility staging area at Ain El Turk, Algeria. Having enlisted a couple of months prior Carrie is excited about the prospect of serving her country overseas. Carrie wants to specialise in surgical care and enjoys her work wherever she is deployed, as a mobile surgical service...

Vito is a resistance fighter helping with the liberation of Naples. He plans to join the partisans tasked with harassing the German forces while they were retreating. When Vito isn't fighting his thoughts lead towards his sister, Anna. He soon finds himself making his way to the convent and has to rescue Anna, the nuns and a group of young children.

Overall I feel that The Tuscan Orphan comes across as quite jumpy... at first the timeline order took some getting used to having started in 1944. The rushed approach towards some of the events of the plot, gave a robotic feel to some of the characters, as their stories weren't explored very well. I have to admit that some of the names of the characters that are killed went over my head as they were random people.

I would suggest reading The Tuscan Orphan to people who enjoy reading historical fiction and women's fiction based around WW2, as it is a character driven story about friendship, love, hardships, loss and grief as the characters share their experiences and thoughts of the horrors they face at the hands of the German forces.

I have read plenty of World War 2 novels but a story that was set specifically around Italy, Florence, and Naples and how the characters related so well with the situations were very enlightening for me that it was hard to put the book down. The immense research the author had put in to describe the war outcomes like shells and bombs raining like fireworks that killed people and a lot of history that surrounds Florence was so inspiring.

One side of the novel is, Carrie the American army nurse, her brave journey through the war chaos, how she meets Bill, her relationship with Bill, and his death that brought grief and pain was very intense throughout the plotline. Veto is a resistance fighter. Even when she had been in tears and broken irreparably. What will ever put her back again when it is fearful and shaky ground?

Carrie is my favorite of all as she is a strong and brave nurse who tends to the wounded and comforts soldiers in their deaths, on and on she worked helping the injured at war. When she meets an injured Orphan from Tuscan, a girl named Mimi, Carrie is determined to find her parents. I thoroughly enjoyed the locations and how the enemy air raids were described entirely in the story.

Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources and Netgalley for an advanced digital copy for my honest review.

The Tuscan Orphan is the story of nurse Carrie and Resistance fighter Vito and there struggle to find the parents of a injured little girl called Mimi. I became so fully immersed in this story that I forgot the world around me and felt like I was there in Tuscan. I felt a variety of emotions from hope, sadness, heartbreak, love but most of all I felt compassion for other humans. I cried for little Mimi a courageous, smart, well mannered and kind child. The plot has many complex layers that have been well written and researched. I really enjoyed reading The Tuscan Orphan and I am happy to say that it is the best book I have read in 2023. A historical fiction book that is powerful and emotional and I can hugely recommend reading.

This was a beautifully written historical story that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I love to read stories like this heartfelt, emotional WWII themes set in Italy, with well-developed characters that are strong. and independent. Scenes are vividly described and it is easy to imagine everything that is written. This is my first book by this author and it won't be my last.
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WOW! 1942, an air raid strike on a hospital and nurse Carrie has so much to deal with and grieving is not one of them. Vito is a resistance fighter and ready for revenge and an injured little girl, Mimi, is scared and alone. How will these three lives come together and how will the survive this atrocity of a war?

This is a fabulous book about war and the affects it has on so many people. It is emotional and heartbreaking yet it is so real and the courage and love that flows from this book makes it well worth the read. This is a strong and powerful book and so well written that it flows effortlessly.

Perfectly paced and the story keeps moving and keeps you reading more and more. It is descriptive and although it is war some of the descriptions of the Italian countryside where beautiful. A great read and I always look forward to seeing what this author will write next.

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

The Tuscan Orphan is written by Siobhan Daiko. This is the first book that I’ve read by this author and it won’t be my last. This book is beautifully written and readers will be swept away to 1943.

Carrie has recently graduated nursing school. She enlists with the American Army Nurses and is sent overseas right away. It’s a whole different world than what she’s used to. However she finds her way and quickly falls into a routine. Then she meets American Surgeon, Bill. Their relationship moves fast but it’s war time. Carrie, Bill, Louise and other doctors and nurses see so much carnage. However when the Nazis decide to drop bombs on their makeshift hospital everything changes.

Vito is a resistance fighter that is trying to help to liberate a convent where his sister is a nun. He went into guerrilla fighting when he didn’t want to comply with the Nazis. however he is injured when he is trying to get a little Tuscan girl, Mimi to safety.

Carrie is put in charge of Mimi’s care. She speaks more Italian than others. She and Vito become fast friends and they try and locate Mimi’s parents who have seemed to vanish into thin air.

This story moves at a fast past and you find yourself drawn into the story as soon as you open the book. The author has written a historically rich story. I hope to read more from this author.

Thank you to the author, publisher and Rachel’s Random Resources for allowing me to read a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.

This was my first book by this author and I loved this story! Amazing research! Felt like I was right there . Highly highly recommend