{"product_id":"9781784705077","title":"A House in the Mountains : The Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Moorehead, Caroline, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/10\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 416 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Vintage,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Vintage Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Italy, European history, Second World War, Gender studies: women, Fascism \u0026amp; Nazism,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781784705077\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe extraordinary story of the courageous women who spearheaded the Italian Resistance during the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the late summer of 1943, in the midst of German occupation, the Italian Resistance was born. Ada, Frida, Silvia and Bianca were four young women who signed up. Living in the mountains surrounding Turin their contribution was invaluable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey carried messages and weapons, provided safe houses and took prisoners. As thousands of Italians rose up, they fought to liberate their country. With its corruption, greed and anti-Semitism, the fall of Fascist Italy was unrelentingly violent, but for the partisan women it was also a time of camaraderie and equality, pride and optimism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough the stories of these four exceptional women, the resolve, tenacity and, above all, courage of the Italian Resistance is laid bare. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Spectator Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36456108392601,"sku":"9781784705077","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781784705077.jpg?v=1601392626","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781784705077","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}