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Rossio Square N.°59 Paperback – March 11, 2020

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In a city filled with intrigue and betrayal, Rossio Square N.°59 is a story of lost dreams, infinite hope, and two young people caught up in change they never sought or wanted.

April 1941: As Hitler’s army marches across Europe, 17-year-old Claire flees to Lisbon alone. But the Portuguese capital isn’t the safe haven she expected. When two refugee children she promised to take care of go missing, she sets out on a dangerous search to find them.

Antonio, an aspiring artist and occasional pickpocket, waits tables in a café that's a wartime hotspot for plotters and spies. When a German refugee he's befriended is murdered, Antonio knows he owes it to his friend to find out why.

Amid the chaos of WWII Lisbon, their investigations intertwine as Claire and Antonio uncover a secret that others have died to keep. What they don’t know is that it could cost them everything.

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"Through her compelling characters and deft storytelling, Jeannine Johnson Maia takes the reader into the suspenseful and dangerous world of Lisbon 1941." -Richard Zimler, bestselling author of The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon and The Gospel According to Lazarus

"A breath of fresh air on a theme that is never exhausted. This is a Lisbon with few available rooms, but still space for a love story between two young people." -César Santos Silva, author of Antonio, The Other Salazar

"This carefully researched, well-written, engaging historical novel tells a wonderful story set in this difficult time and place." - Phyllis Hall Haislip, award-winning author of Lottie's Courage: A Contraband Slave's Story

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Jeannine Johnson Maia is the author of two historical novels that take place in Portugal: 'The Filigree Master's Apprentice, ' a story of 19th-century Porto, and 'Rossio Square N.° 59, ' a novel of WWII Lisbon. Before moving to Portugal, Jeannine worked as a journalist in Belgium and Washington, D.C.; served as a press specialist at the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels; studied in the United States and Italy; taught English in France; and lived in Cape Verde. She has a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in International Relations and a Master's degree in Creative Writing. She lives in Vila Nova de Gaia, near Porto, a city she finds irresistibly photogenic.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jeannine Johnson Maia
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 11, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 237 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9893303109
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9893303108
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 18 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,945,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,971 in Historical World War II & Holocaust Fiction
- #3,577 in World War II Historical Fiction
- #11,307 in Historical Mystery

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Before moving to Portugal, Jeannine Johnson Maia worked in Belgium and Washington, studied in the United States and Italy, taught English in France, and spent a year in Cape Verde. She lives in Vila Nova de Gaia, near Porto, a city she finds irresistibly photogenic. She is the author of two historical novels that take place in Portugal: 'The Filigree Master's Apprentice,' a story of 19th-century Porto (published as 'O Rapaz do Douro' in Portuguese), and 'Rossio Square N.° 59,' a novel of WWII Lisbon (published as 'Praça do Rossio, N.° 59' in Portuguese).

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Customers find the book well-written and appreciate its historical fiction elements, with one review noting it serves as a great history lesson. The novel features compelling characters, and one customer mentions it provides interesting factual information about the area.

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"...The setting is Lisbon, one of Portugal’s most beautiful cities, and through the author’s fine writing, research and detail you are immersed in the..." Read more

"...The novel is fast-paced, with compelling characters, and it provides an intriguing look at the unique role Lisbon fulfilled in WWII." Read more

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Great Historical Fiction!
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
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What a great book! - This entertaining, well written historical fiction novel is full of great detail, suspense and intrigue. The setting is Lisbon, one of Portugal’s most beautiful cities, and through the author’s fine writing, research and detail you are immersed in the city’s dangerous time during dictatorship and WW2. The author weaves an intricate and well written story containing romance, drama and suspense, and the characters are likeable and engaging. I look forward to reading the next book.

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I enjoyed this novel about a young woman refugeeing out of France in 1941. Cut off from her family, she arrives in Lisbon, Portugal, home to the last open port in Europe. The city is crammed with refugees, but also spies from both the Allies and the Germans. The novel is fast-paced, with compelling characters, and it provides an intriguing look at the unique role Lisbon fulfilled in WWII.

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INCREDIBLE!!!
I intentionally started reading this novel on April 5th, as the first chapter begins April 5, 1941. I was immediately transported 80 years back in time to experience life during war time in Portugal. It was like a time travel experience, a first visit to Portugal, and a great history lesson all in one!

AND WOW!!! Such a great read! I was immediately captured in chapter one and didn’t want to put the book down. I felt like I was right there in Portugal, experiencing all of the commotion of war time. The suspense was endless!

Since finishing the book, my mind has been traveling back and forth between 1941 and 2021. I keep talking to my husband about this book and how it’s given me a glimpse of what the refugees during that time lived, felt, and sacrificed to try to save themselves and others. This author is truly an amazing and gifted writer! Simply brilliant!!

It’s a true masterpiece! I can’t wait to read Jeannine Johnson Maia’s next novel! ❤️

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I intentionally started reading this novel on April 5th, as the first chapter begins April 5, 1941. I was immediately transported 80 years back in time to experience life during war time in Portugal. It was like a time travel experience, a first visit to Portugal, and a great history lesson all in one!

AND WOW!!! Such a great read! I was immediately captured in chapter one and didn’t want to put the book down. I felt like I was right there in Portugal, experiencing all of the commotion of war time. The suspense was endless!

Since finishing the book, my mind has been traveling back and forth between 1941 and 2021. I keep talking to my husband about this book and how it’s given me a glimpse of what the refugees during that time lived, felt, and sacrificed to try to save themselves and others. This author is truly an amazing and gifted writer! Simply brilliant!!

It’s a true masterpiece! I can’t wait to read Jeannine Johnson Maia’s next novel! ❤️

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Good adventure for younger readers thinking of a Portuga trip!
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Purchased this book prior to traveing to Lisbon and found it a good read, nice littel story line and enjoyed thinking about it when I toured Lisbon!

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Great historical fiction
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The scene setting in Lisbon is vivid and the fictional story describes an important part of early-WW2 European history when Portugal and its capital were a gateway to freedom despite a despotic national government

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SuzannB
Great book – easy to read and entertaining - makes you want to visit Lisbon!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2020
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Loved it - well done! Have wanted to read the English version of this book for some time and it was well worth the wait. Great balance between a fictional story, real places and historical events. This book will appeal to many types of readers. It has mystery, history, drama, romance and intrigue. The author does an exceptional job of pulling the reader into the picture with descriptions to let you see and feel what the characters are experiencing. Loved the style of going back and forth between the characters and seeing things from Antonio’s and Claire’s different points of view. Perfect length to be entertained and not wanting it to end.

<<Spoiler alert>> - love that I got a happy ending and can’t wait for a sequel to find out what happens next!

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A fun historical novel to read just before heading off to Lisbon. The characters were interesting as was the story.

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I couldn't put the book down!
Reviewed in Germany on November 30, 2021
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It's an incredibly exciting story, told from the perspective of two teenagers. I liked the detailed description of the city of Lisbon and absolutely recommend the book to every Portugal fan. It is also suitable for young readers and as school reading.

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Muriel
A captivating read that you can’t drop until the end!
Reviewed in France on April 21, 2021
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I have just read Rossio Square , 59 during my convalescence, recovering from a surgery... and that was the perfect pick : well written but easy to read (English is not my mother tongue) , with great characters and very interesting historical setting... I became really attached to Claire and Antonio and wish that there would be a second book to know what will happen to Claire in New-York and if Antonio will make it safe through the war (and will they manage to keep in touch?)- and Claire’s family and uncle? Will they survive? The plot is great!

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A great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2020
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A brilliant page turner, set in war torn Lisbon. Part murder mystery, part spy drama, part love story, this novel transports the reader to the dark days of World War 2 in supposedly neutral Portugal. The reality, however, is inhabited by Gestapo operatives, the infamous Portuguese secret police (PVDE) and the torments endured by individuals with divided loyalties (their own families vs the good of society etc.) The bravery of the resistance fighters who risked their lives to help the many refugees fleeing from Nazi oppression shine a light on the values of decency which still prevailed in the worst of circumstances. A cautionary tale which still resonates in today's world.

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Reviewed in Germany on February 28, 2022
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Eine wunderbare Geschichte, gut und spannend erzählt, wenn der Hintergrund auch sehr traurig ist. Eine klare Leseempfehlung

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Well Researched
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2022
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I loved this book. I had no idea of Portugal's involvement in the second world war and I learned a lot from this well researched historical novel. The characters were very believable and I could feel myself sitting in the room with the uncle and was very aware of his distress knowing what he knew and needing to take good care of his niece. An excellent first novel and I look forward to reading her second!

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