"The Artist and the Soldier's delicate progression through war, peace, an evolving gay relationship, and the forces of love and hate at work on everything creates a commanding story that builds from the roots of friendship. These facets evolve into commitment, different social and political growth, and choices that blend military encounters with personal obligations and fears." Midwest Review of Books

It's 1938. Bastian Fisher and Max Amsel meet at a Nazi-American summer camp, Siegfried. Neither boy has any idea what to do with their blooming, confusing feelings for one another. Before they can begin to understand, the pair is yanked back into reality and forced in opposite directions. Five years later, during the heart of World War II, Bastian's American army platoon has landed in Salerno, Italy. Max is in Nazi-occupied Rome where he has negotiated a plan to hire Jews as 'extras' in a movie--an elaborate ruse to escape the Nazis. Brought together by circumstance and war Bastian and Max find one another again in Rome. Exploring the true stories of Camp Siegfried, a Nazi-American summer camp in New York and the making of the film, La Porta del Cielo, which saved hundreds of lives, The Artist and the Soldier is intense, fast moving, and sheds light on largely untouched stories in American and Italian history.

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In addition to being a writer, Angelle Petta is a drama therapist, college professor, and postdoctoral researcher. Currently she is working on another historical fiction book which takes place in the 1960's and explores the themes of mental illness, race, and love.
When she is not working or writing, she is outside hiking and spending time with her husband and dogs. She lives, writes, and works in Virginia.

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