ICE

by Roger Pepper

Carmela DeMitri’s struggle to survive brings 1917 and the Alpine Front of the Great War to life. After getting into an argument with her strict father in New York, Carmela sails to Italy to join Ben Carlotti, her boyfriend. Everything goes wrong. Ben doesn’t show up. The Austrians break through Italy’s defenses, and she discovers that the Alpini pressed him into service at a dangerous time when thousands of deserters are on the run. A lone woman among many desperate men, she vows to follow her heart and find her true love.

300 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2014

Reviews

[Roger Pepper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where do my book ideas come from? Sitting high up in Italy’s World War One trenches, while backpacking in the Alps, I tried to wrap my mind around living in an icy trench for a whole year, wearing a thin woolen uniform, exposed to the elements, starving and fighting for my life. Carmela DeMitri materialized from the thin air then stayed with me for three years, sharing her story of When Ice Ran Red.

[Casey May · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was really pulled in by the author's descriptions. I found myself reaching for a blanket at times just from his descriptions of the cold and snowy environment that the people within the novel were facing. It was well written and the characters well formed but sometimes I found myself feeling as if certain parts were dragging on a bit and looking forward to the books action picking up again.

[Roger Pepper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sitting high up in Italy’s World War One trenches, while backpacking in the Alps, I tried to wrap my mind around living in an icy trench for a whole year, wearing a thin woolen uniform, exposed to the elements, starving and fighting for my life. Carmela DeMitri materialized from the thin air then stayed with me for three years, sharing her story of When Ice Ran Red.