The Wedding Officer
The Wedding Officer by Anthony Capella is a historical fiction novel published by Sphere in 2007, featuring 448 pages in English. Set in Occupied Naples during 1943, the story follows twenty-two-year-old James Gould, whose role involves discouraging Allied soldiers from marrying local women. Amidst a backdrop of wartime challenges and limited rations, James’s life takes a turn when a beautiful young country girl is brought in to cook for him, awakening his desires and complicating his duties.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines themes of romance and the harsh realities of war, as James grapples with his feelings against the backdrop of Vesuvius’s eruption. The book explores the impact of Italian culture and cuisine on his life, highlighting the tension between duty and desire. Through its vivid portrayal of 20th-century Italy, The Wedding Officer presents a unique perspective on love and loyalty during a tumultuous period.
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Twenty-two-year-old James Gould arrives in Occupied Naples in 1943, where his duties include dissuading Allied soldiers from marrying their beautiful Italian girlfriends, and his diet includes little more than spam fritters and warmed-up rations.
The girls of Naples, however, soon arrange for a beautiful young country girl to join his staff as a cook. Under the twin influences of Italian food and Italian passion, James has only just realised that his heart is more important than his orders, when an eruption of Vesuvius sets in motion a series of epic events that will change their lives for ever.
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