War in Val D'Orcia - An Italian War Diary 1943-1944

The bestselling diaries of WWII in Tuscany, and the struggle to save the children and the rural way of life.

About the author

Iris Origo (1902-1988) was a British-born biographer and writer. She lived in Italy and devoted much of her life to the improvement of the Tuscan estate at La Foce, which she purchased with her husband in the 1920s. During WWII, she sheltered refugee children and assisted many escaped Allied prisoners of war and partisans in defiance of Italy's fascist regime and Nazi occupation forces. Pushkin Press also publishes her memoir, Images and Shadows, as well as two of her biographies, Leopardi: A Study in Solitude and The Last Attachment: The Story of Byron and Teresa Guccioli.

Summary

The bestselling diaries of WWII in Tuscany, and the struggle to save the children and the rural way of life.

Foreword

The bestselling diaries of WWII in Tuscany, and the struggle to save the children and the rural way of life

Product details

• Authors: Iris Origo, Origo Iris
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9781782272656
• ISBN: 978-1-78227-265-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Memoirs, Second World War, c 1940 to c 1949, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs