One Good Thing

By: Georgia Hunter

Published by Penguin Group, 2025-11-25

<b>From the <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author of <i>We Were the Lucky Ones</i>, a propulsive and heart-wrenching story of a young woman entrusted with a boy’s life as WWII rages in Italy</b><br><br>1940, Italy. Lili and Esti have been best friends since they first met at university. When Esti’s son Theo is born, they become as close as sisters. While a war seethes across borders, life somehow goes on—until Germany invades Italy, and the friends suddenly find themselves in occupied territory.<br><br>Esti, older and fiercely self-assured, convinces Lili to join the resistance efforts. But when disaster strikes, a critically wounded Esti asks Lili to take a much bigger step: To go on the run with Theo. Protect him while Esti can’t.<br><br>Terrified to travel on her own, Lili sets out with Theo on a harrowing journey south toward Allied territory, braving Nazi-occupied villages and bombed-out cities, doing everything she can to keep the boy safe.<br><br>A remarkable tale of friendship, romance, motherhood, and survival, <i>One Good Thing</i> reminds us what is worth fighting for—and that love, even amidst a world in ruins, can triumph.