The War in Val D'Orcia 1943-1944
The War in Val D'Orcia 1943-1944
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The War in Val D'Orcia 1943-1944 by Iris Origo
Built in 1871, the beautiful three-story Mansard-roofed Victorian that is known today as The Silver Fountain Inn and Tea Parlor. Beautifully decorated to depict the history through original photos of all the bedrooms and how they are today. From French Caen sandstone fireplace to Austrian hand-cut doorknobs in the tea parlor. The decor is breathtaking. The renovated Carriage House is a stunning venue for any event. If you love history and B&Bs, this book is for you.
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 the Second World War, 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. She is the author of Images and Shadows; A Chill in the Air: An Italian War Diary, 1939-1940; Leopardi: A Study in Solitude; and The Merchant of Prato, among others. Lucy Hughes-Hallett is a prizewinning historian and novelist. Her nonfiction book The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio was the winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Duff Cooper Prize, and the Costa Biography Award. She lives in London and Suffolk. Katia Lysy was born in Rome. She has worked for Italian television RAI 3, in publishing, as a journalist and as a literary translator from English and French into Italian. She now lives between Rome and Val d'Orcia, in southern Tuscany, where she assists her mother Benedetta, daughter of the writer Iris Origo, in the management and development of the family estate of La Foce, whose historic gardens are visited by Iris Origo readers from all over the world.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780879234768 |
| ISBN 10 | 0879234768 |
| Title | The War in Val D'Orcia 1943-1944 |
| Author | Iris Origo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | David R. Godine Publisher Inc |
| Year published | 2010-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |