Dante Rinaldi is born to Italian immigrants in the West of Scotland.
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Young love delayed and the Rinaldis\' struggles in post-war Scotland carry Dante into the life of Chris McCoull: a neglected adolescent who finds his calling and romance while working for a Greek-owned shipping line.
Stranded by World War Two in Italy during a summer with his grandfather, Dante grows roots in his family\'s rural homeland and, as a young adult, identifies with a band of mountain partisans fighting the fascists.
Dante Rinaldi is born to Italian immigrants in the West of Scotland