Louis De Bernieres

Captain Corelli's Mandolin is set during the time of the Italian invasion of Greece. On the small island Cephalonia, Pelagia - the local doctor's daugther  -  met Italian soldier Captain Antonio Corelli, a man more interested in music that war. Over the course of time, Pelagia and Corelli fell in love, even so she is engaged to a young fisherman who had joined the partisan army. But the cruelty of the war threatened their happiness and lead to a fateful turn of events.I really enjoyed the book, refering to historic events that ...