An epic, inspiring novel about one woman's survival in the hardscrabble Italian countryside and her determination to protect her family throughout the Second World War. As her children grow up and her marriage endures hardships, Maria holds her family together with resilience, love, and faith -- until she makes a fateful decision that will change the course of all their lives. The Madonna of the Mountains is a poignant look at the span of one woman's life as the rules change and her world becomes unrecognizable