title: Genevieve: Based on a True Story of Pain, Perseverance, and Triumph
author: Mary Laurienti
description: Mary Laurienti lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, Pat. They are parents of seven children. Mary spent more than two decades researching and writing this book. Jerry Laurienti lives in Virginia with his wife, Kelly, and their two children. He is Marys youngest child. Jerry is author of the book The US Military and Human Rights Promotion: Lessons from Latin America.
zlib_text: **Praise for** _ **Courage, My Love**_
  
  “A winning wartime tale set in the snake pit world of Mussolini’s Rome. Single
  mother Lucia and polio-crippled Francesca make appealing heroines, flowering
  slowly from reticent bystanders to fierce resistance fighters as the Eternal
  City comes under German occupation. Kristin Beck’s debut is a fresh,
  compelling read.”
  
  —Kate Quinn, _New York Times_ bestselling author of _The Huntress_
  
  “An extraordinary debut set against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of
  Rome, _Courage, My Love_ is historical fiction at its finest. With evocative
  and compulsively readable prose, Beck weaves a gripping tale of love, loss,
  patriotism, and courage. Powerful, poignant, and timely, _Courage, My Love_ is
  a must-read.”
  
  —Chanel Cleeton, _New York Times_ bestselling author of _The Last Train to Key
  West_
  
  “Fans of Elena Ferrante and Kristin Hannah will relish this gritty tale of
  perseverance and resistance set in the Eternal City during World War II. I
  learned a gre