The Innocents

About the Book

The Innocents is a gripping and fast-moving story of love in glamorous pre-war Italy, shifting to California as America enters the Depression, then back finally to Rome and Il Duce's bully boys. Gallant Holly Barr, true to herself, breaks all the rules of the Twenties, and must find a way to support her infant son while her heart still aches for David.

About the Author

After graduation from Wellesley College, Louise O'Flaherty worked as a Navy cryptographer, breaking German submarine codes. After the war she and her husband, a native of southern California, came to live on the west coast. Inspired by that harsh golden land and its turbulent history, she has written eight novels set in and around the early days of Los Angeles.