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Gemma Liviero brings us back to August 1945 in The Road Beyond Ruin, which weaves the real-life pain of World War II with a captivating fictional drama. In it, Stefano, an Italian POW, is making his way across war-torn Germany when he stumbles upon a young orphan, and decides to keep him safe in a seemingly abandoned house nearby. Before long, the owner arrives, setting off a chain of events that might keep Stefano from ever reaching his true home.

Out Jan. 1