A young Sicilian woman delves into her family's history, their relationships, intrigues, betrayals, struggles. This is a new translation and the first unabridged version of what is widely co... read more
A new edition of this splendid book, in a smaller format and illustrated with a few drawings rather than photographs. Roddy writes wonderfully about Testaccio (where she has lived for over a... read more
Drawing on the author's own experiences of WW2, the novel's protagonist rebels against the pressures of family and politics in Fascist Italy. First published in 1949. By the author of Forbid... read more
CT, a foreign correspondent, had a house in the Appenines in the area of the 2016 earthquakes. Starting with letters found in her attic, she delves into the life of her house's last permanen... read more
CM has become the supreme chronicler of Italy under Mussolini. Indefatigable and brilliant, she turns her attention now to Mussolini's favourite and influential daughter, who married Count C... read more