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War in Val d'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, (New York Review Books Classics) Kindle Edition. by. Iris Origo (Author) › Visit Amazon's Iris Origo Page. Find /5().  · "War in Val d'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, " by Iris Origo This book was highly recommended by the tour guide at La Foce (who happens to be Welsh. Which is neither here nor there; I just thought that was an interesting tidbit of information). Put simply, this is the diary of the stoical and courageous Iris Origo, who together with her husband, the Marchese Antonio Origo, sheltered refugee children, escaped English prisoners of war and partisans in the fight against Italy's facist regime and Nazi occupation forces at their Tuscan estate, La Foce, in the Val d'Orcia from /5.

a beautiful, heartfelt account of two years of war in my native Tuscany, a page of history surely unknown outside Italy.A crazy dance of events, a dance macabre, I would define it.A daily war diary written by Marchesa Iris Origo,an English woman married to an Italian and living near www.doorway.rusa Origo gives us an account of facts which happened in Italy in those times and were. 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 compellingly powerful diary, War in Val d'Orcia, is the spare and vivid account of what happened when a peaceful farming valley became a battleground. Iris Origo's compellingly powerful diary, War in Val d'Orcia, is the spare and vivid account of what happened when a peaceful farming valley became a battleground. At great personal risk, the Origos gave food and shelter to partisans, deserters and refugees.

Style. Quotes. This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion on War in Val D'Orcia, by Iris Origo. The narrative of this book consists of a series of diary entries written at the height of World War II by an American-born woman, Iris Origo or the "Marchesa" married into an aristocratic Italian family. In the midst of events shaped by the social, political, and military contexts of the time, the Marchesa writes of the challenges faced by her family, her. War in Val d’Orcia: An Italian War Diary, by Iris Origo. Reviewed by Rick Price, Ph.D. In southern Tuscany, just south of Siena, is the Valley of the Orcia River, the “Val d’Orcia” in Italian. The photo at the top of the page shows the austere and romantic landscape as seen from one of our hotels in the area. Put simply, this is the diary of the stoical and courageous Iris Origo, who together with her husband, the Marchese Antonio Origo, sheltered refugee children, escaped English prisoners of war and partisans in the fight against Italy's facist regime and Nazi occupation forces at their Tuscan estate, La Foce, in the Val d'Orcia from