A Chill in the Air by Iris Origo (jacquiwine.wordpress.com)
The British-born writer, and biographer Iris Origo is perhaps best known for War in Val d’Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943–1944 – a remarkable account of the impact of WW2 on a small rural communi…
From the archive for Iris Origo, #BornOnThisDay in 1902, my thoughts on A CHILL IN THE AIR, a fascinating diary of Italy's inexorable slide into #WW2.
I found this so clear-eyed and absorbing - it's beautifully written, too! #BOTD #IrisOrigo #BookSky 💙📚
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