Most of the world is aware in the brilliant physicist Albert Einstein however, how many know of his first cousin Roberto, who took his own life in July 1945 after his wife and daughters were murdered by German soldiers a year previously. The very complex history of the Einstein family, their achievements, persecution and the final tragedy of Roberto and his immediate family are told in this detailed chronology of their lives.
The account is the result of painstaking research that started in the immediate aftermath of the murders and continued in subsequent decades and the author spent years collating the disparate information into this very readable book. It can best be described as a non-fiction tragedy set in wartime Italy because of the ‘vendetta’ set off by Hitlers’ hatred of Albert Einstein, who was unreachable as he was living in the USA since 1933. Consequently, Albert’s immediate family was targeted.
An enthralling book that casts fresh eyes on an old story with many new facts to absorb.

Great story but sad in many ways.
Hopefully we all can learn from the past.

Thanks for the opportunity to read and review

Robert Einstein was one of Albert Einstein's cousins. He was residing in Italy, which was home to him and his family for many years, when something terrible happened.
This memoir is Harding's exploration of the accounting of what happened/what might have happened to Robert Einstein and his family.
It is a result of his personal interest, connection and extensive research to do justice to this family.
Harding's writing is engaging and the unresolved crime, with its brutality, haunts you after reading the book.
I hope the crime is resolved one day.