War in Val d'Orcia

“Remarkably moving” diaries about life in Tuscany during the German occupation of WWII—with stunning rediscovered photographs ( The New York Times ). “A compelling story of heroism, compassion.” — The Washington Post In the Second World War, Italy was torn apart by German armies, civil war, and the Allied invasion. In a corner of Tuscany, one woman—born in England, married to an Italian—kept a record of daily life in a country at war. Iris Origo’s powerful diary, War in Val d’Orci