You may or may not recall that the Royals broadcaster Steve Physioc wrote a book that was published during the 2017/2018 off-season called The Walls of Lucca. It’s a historical fiction novel, taking place in Italy during the period of World War I. Physioc came up with the idea while visiting the real-life location and performed a lot of research in order to make sure his story was as historically accurate as possible. It follows a farming family and others in the working class as they try to navigate the situations the conflict puts them in.
I wanted to write a review of the novel last year, but it turns out that as much as I wanted to write a review I also didn’t have the time to dedicate to reading an entire novel quickly enough to make it feasible.