As always, I would be lost without my friends, among them Amutha, Denise, Jane D, Jane E, Jen, Kelly F, Kelly W, Liz, Mary, Michela, and Rena. Nor would I have emerged from the fog of Book 6 without the counsel and group texts from the Coven: Karma Brown, Kerry Clare, Chantel Guertin, Kate Hilton, Elizabeth Renzetti, and Marissa Stapley. My sincere thanks as well to fellow authors and friends Janie Chang, Karen Lord, and Kate Quinn for their unwavering support, advice on conquering Scrivener, and readiness to share virtual cocktails at the drop of a hat.

As with all my books, I end these acknowledgments with thanks to my family.

To my sister, Kate Robson: you are my touchstone; I would be lost without you.

To my children, Matthew and Daniela: you are the reason I wrote this book. You, my darlings, are my moon, my sun, my Mezzo Ciel.

And Claudio, my Claudio. You are my beloved. You are the hero of my story.

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JENNIFER ROBSON is the internationally bestselling author of The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding, Goodnight from London, Moonlight Over Paris, After the War is Over, and Somewhere in France. She holds a doctorate in British economic and social history from Saint Antony’s College, University of Oxford, where she was a Commonwealth Scholar and an SSHRC Doctoral Fellow. She lives in Toronto, Canada, with her husband and children.

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Author’s Note

The following notes address some points of history and culture that merit further explanation in regard to Our Darkest Night.

Antonina and her parents, as I imagine them, were ethnically and culturally Jewish, but in their religious practices they were not especially observant. This reflects the broader experience of many Italian Jews of the time, as well as Dr. Mazin’s personal beliefs and philosophy. My portrayal of their practices was inspired by contemporary accounts of other Italian Jews, among them Victoria Ancona-Vincent, Carlo Levi, Liliana Segre, and Piera Sonnino.