The Einstein Vendetta

£22 · Offered by Goldsboro Books

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf - a gripping true story of unsolved murder, war, and injustice in Nazi-occupied Florence. ' I absolutely devoured The Einstein Vendetta ... Remarkable. Totally compelling ' Edmund de Waal ' Can't express how moved I am. An absolute triumph. So much more than a mere book ' Allan Little ' Thomas Harding is a researcher of the first rank ' Daily Express __ Italy, Summer 1944 A unit of German soldiers arrives at a villa near Florence. Villa Il Focardo is home to Robert Einstein, cousin to the most famous scientist in the world, Albert Einstein – a prominent enemy of the Nazi regime. Having renounced his German citizenship a decade earlier, Albert’s safely in America, well beyond Hitler’s reach. The same is not true for his cousin. Twelve hours after arriving, the soldiers have vanished – and a family is dead. This crime – and what happened next – still haunts those who survived. Who ordered it? Who was involved? And why did they get away with it? This is the untold story of the Einstein vendetta.

• Binding: Hardcover

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