1944. Bologna Italy and the streets are crawling with German soldiers. Nineteen-year-old Leila Venturi is shocked into joining the Resistance after her beloved best friend Rebecca the daughter of a prominent Jewish businessman is ruthlessly deported to a concentration camp. 1981. Exchange student Rhiannon Hughes arrives in Bologna and meets Leila her landlady. Soon Rhiannon finds herself being drawn into a web of intrigue. Leila's nephew seems to be interested in a far-right group but how is the nefarious leader connected to Leila? As dark secrets emerge from the past Rhiannon is faced with a terrible choice. Will she take her courage into both hands and risk everything?