  | Book Details Title: A House in the Mountains: The Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism (The Resistance Quartet) |
Book DescriptionReview “The moving finale of a quartet of books on resistant to fascism… Ms. Moorehead conveys the terror with understated power; she is equally good at conjuring the blurred morality of civil conflict.” (The Economist)“A highly satisfying conclusion to the author’s series. Excellent, well-presented evidence of the incalculable strengths and abilities of women to create and run a country.” (Kirkus, starred review)“In this deeply moving, beautifully told history, biographer and historian Moorehead shares the story of northern Italian resistance during WWII, focusing on the anti-Fascists of Turin… [A] superb and significant chronicle.” (Booklist, starred review)“Moorehead, in the final book of her “Resistance Quartet” series, tells the incredible story of the stafetta, women of the Italian resistance…. A fine history.” (Library Journal, starred review)“Moorehead paints a wonderfully vivid and moving portrait of the women of the Italian Resistance…. [An] excellent book.” (The Sunday Times) Read more About the Author Caroline Moorehead is the New York Times bestselling author of A Bold and Dangerous Family, Village of Secrets, and A Train in Winter, which, with A House in the Mountains, form the Resistance Quartet. Human Cargo, her book about the international refugee crisis, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. An acclaimed biographer, Moorehead has also written for the New York Review of Books, the Guardian, the Times, and the Independent. She lives in London and Italy. Read more Customers Review:I was pleased to read this as I knew nothing about thr partisan efforts in Italy. There have been a number of books lately about women resistance fighters which have provided fresh insight. Perhaps it was me having a hard time adjusting to unfamiliar names but there were times that I found the story confusing. Nonetheless, I was glad that I read this. | |
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