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Title: War in Val D'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944 by Iris Origo, Denis Mack Smith ISBN: 0-87923-476-8 Publisher: David R Godine Pub. Date: January, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Restore your faith in humanity ...
Comment: The enthralling story of life on the Origo's estate "La Foce" (just South of Montepulciano in South Tuscany and on the main route of the advancing Allied 8th Army) during the years 1943 and 1944. The contadini farmers and workers on the estate, living in conditions closer to the Middle Ages than the mid Twentieth Century, had no interest in or involvement with the forces of war but equally had no option but to suffer its consequences. They, led by Iris Origo and her Marchese husband, juggled simultaneously playing host to refugee Italian children, escaping British airmen and prisoners of war, partisan fighters, and a German officers' mess, not to mention day to day dealings with facist officialdom. All this in the knowledge that the penalty for a "mistake" was summary execution. An easily readable "must read" not just for those who love Italy and a good story, but for anyone who would like to reaffirm their faith in humanity in the context of a greater understanding of the reality of occupation and war.
Rating: 5
Summary: a different view of Tuscany
Comment: Iris Origo makes heroic humanist efforts seem effortless. There is no question as to whether she and her husband will save countless soldiers and civilians, regardless of nationality or politics. I will never view Tuscany with the same eyes, after her description of marching with 28 children (some babies, only 2 her own) over the hills to Montepulciano and safety. The writing is beautiful, the story inspiring.
Rating: 4
Summary: World War II in the Italian countryside.
Comment: Iris Origo is an Anglo American woman married to an Italian called Alberto Origo. She settles in the rural Italian countryside of Tuscany. Her husband is a prominent landowner in a small valley. When Italy gets involved in World War II, Iris keeps a small diary. In the book 1943 and 1944 are revealed as hardship years for the Italian people. Food is scarce, and airplanes are indiscriminate in attacks on civilians and soldiers. What is worse are the Fascists who have become vicious in the face of a sullen people. Origo describes how her and her family managed during these most difficult times. I feel this book is a good read for those who want to discover how a civilian population copes with war.
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Title: Images & Shadows: Part of a Life (Nonpareil Book, 82) by Iris Origo ISBN: 1567921035 Publisher: David R Godine Pub. Date: 15 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: LA Foce: A Garden and Landscape in Tuscany (Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture) by Benedetta Origo, Laurie Olin, John Dixon Hunt, Morna Livingston ISBN: 0812235932 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: Iris Origo: Marchesa of Val D'Orcia by Caroline Moorehead ISBN: 1567921833 Publisher: David R Godine Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Merchant of Prato: Francesco Di Marco Datini, 1335-1410 (Nonpareil Book, #41.) by Iris Origo ISBN: 0879235969 Publisher: David R Godine Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Last Attachment: The Story of Byron & Teresa Guiccioli by Iris Origo, George Gordon Byron Byron, Teresa Guiccioli, Jonathan Galassi ISBN: 1885586507 Publisher: Helen Marx Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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