"El italiano relata una asombrosa historia de amor, mar y guerra. En los años 1942 y 1943, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, buzos de combate italianos hundieron o dañaron catorce barcos aliados en Gibraltar y la bahía de Algeciras. En esta novela, inspirada en hechos reales, sólo algunos personajes y situaciones son imaginarios. Elena Arbués, una librera de veintisiete años, encuentra una madrugada mientras pasea por la playa a uno de esos buzos, desvanecido entre la arena y el agua. Al socorrerlo, la joven ignora que esa determinación cambiará su vida y que el amor será sólo parte de una peligrosa aventura." -- page 4 of cover "The Italian tells an amazing story of love, sea and war. In the years 1942 and 1943, during World War II, Italian combat divers sank or damaged fourteen allied ships in Gibraltar and the bay of Algeciras. In this novel, inspired In real events, only some characters and situations are imaginary. Elena Arbǔs, a twenty-seven-year-old bookseller, meets one of those divers one dawn while walking on the beach, vanished between the sand and the water. When helping him, the young woman is unaware that that determination will change his life and that love will only be part of a dangerous adventure. " - page 4 of cover
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