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"Her marriage to Antonio Origo, a wealthy landowner and sportsman, was as much a reaction against this insular world as it was a surprise to her family and friends. Together they purchased, and single-handedly revived, an extensive, arid valley in Tuscany called Val d'Orcia, rebuilding the farmsteads and the manor-house. Although dearly sympathetic to Mussolini's land use policies, they sided with the Allies during World War II, taking considerable risks in protecting children, sheltering partis
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- Author
- Moorehead, Caroline
- Publisher
- David R. Godine, Publisher
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781567921830
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Memoir, History
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (19 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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