Jennifer Robson explores love, loss and survival during World War II Italy in 'Our Darkest Night'

In her new novel “Our Darkest Night,” bestselling author Jennifer Robson (“The Gown”) continues her quest to explore the lives of women during wartime. Set in 1943, it tells the story of Antonina (Nina) Mazin, an Italian Jewish woman who poses as a Catholic farmer's wife to survive the Holocaust. Robson, an Oxford-trained historian, is known for infusing her novels with the accuracy of real events. But in "Our Darkest Night", the story behind Nina's. The story is also personal. In 2016, Robson learned that her husband's Italian grandparents may have helped hide Jewish families during the war. In this candid interview, Robson talks about this discovery and the duty she felt to share both Nina's horrors and hope. history.

Subscribe now https://bit.ly/2NNQiyM

For more great content from Higher Education Channel, check us out at:
Facebook http://bit.ly/1WPZEek
Twitter http://bit.ly/22qZDNU
Instagram http://bit.ly/1THSOnM

Please take the opportunity to connect and share this video with your friends and family if you find it useful.