Naples ’44

Person · Companion

Susanna

Lola’s friend — ‘a frisky redhead of about twenty-five’ with an unusually expressive mime.

In the book

A fixture of the Frazer–Lola circle, from the Capri outing to the dinner in the looted flat, where she memorably calls a drunk, boorish British adjutant a cornuto and a stronzo to his uncomprehending face.

Appears in 3 diary entries.

  1. April 1 1944
    A leisurely boat trip to Capri with Captain Frazer, Lola, and her friend Susanna captures a rare golden, carefree day amid the war.

    Lola's friend, on the Capri boat trip

  2. April 25 1944
    Dinner at Frazer's looted, makeshift flat showcases the improvised elegance Neapolitans manage despite having almost nothing.

    guest at Frazer's dinner party

  3. June 9 1944
    Hospitalized again with malaria, Lewis receives a parade of eccentric visitors from his network of contacts, to the disapproval of hospital staff.

    retires to Ischia with Lola for the summer

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