Elisabetta, Marco and Sandro grow up as best friends ... a hot cup of tea and cracking open a historical fiction book. So when I saw this WWII epic, I knew it would fit my mood to a tee.

Reading historical fiction is a powerful way to experience the past through the eyes of someone living a very different life.

I was intrigued by the book, “The Nightingale,” by Kristin Hannah. It is a touching and well-written story, great for those ...