Sisters in resistance how a German spy, a banker's wife, and Mussolini's daughter outwitted the Nazis
In 1944, news of secret diaries kept by Italy's Foreign Minister, Galeazzo Ciano, had permeated public consciousness. What wasn't reported, however, was how three women--a Fascist's daughter, a German spy, and an American socialite--risked their lives to ensure the diaries would reach...
| Main Author: | Mazzeo, Tilar J. (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Flanagan, Lisa (Narrator) |
| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[New York] :
Hachette Book Group,
[2022]
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
In 1944, news of secret diaries kept by Italy's Foreign Minister, Galeazzo Ciano, had permeated public consciousness. What wasn't reported, however, was how three women--a Fascist's daughter, a German spy, and an American socialite--risked their lives to ensure the diaries would reach the Allies, who would later use them as evidence against the Nazis at Nuremberg. |
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| Physical Description: |
7 audio discs (8 1/2 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time: |
08:30:00 |
| ISBN: |
9781668615584 1668615584 9781668615591 1668615592 |
| Author Notes: |
Tilar J. Mazzeo is a New York Times bestselling author of books that include The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It, The Secret of Chanel No. 5: The Intimate Story of the World's Most Famous Perfume, and The Hotel On The Place Vendôme: Life, Death, And Betrayal At The Hôtel Ritz In Paris. She also writes extensively on wine for the media and is the author of The Back Lane Wineries of Napa, The Back Lane Wineries of Sonoma, and the forthcoming guide to The Back Lane Wineries of the Pacific Northwest. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington, Seattle, and today writes narrative nonfiction and memoir on the history of war, women, and luxury. She teaches English as the Clara C. Piper Associate Professor of English at Colby College and teaches narrative nonfiction at writer's workshops in the Canadian Gulf Islands of British Columbia. (Bowker Author Biography) |