{"product_id":"a-house-in-the-mountains-by-caroline-moorehead-9781784705077","title":"A House in the Mountains","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Sunday Times-bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eVillage of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e, comes the extraordinary story of four courageous women who helped form the Italian Resistance during WW2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Moorehead paints a wonderfully vivid and moving portrait of the women of the Italian Resistance’\u003c\/em\u003e — MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe extraordinary story of the courageous women who spearheaded the Italian Resistance during the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late summer of 1943, in the midst of German occupation, the Italian Resistance was born. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAda, Frida, Silvia and Bianca were four young women who signed up. Living in the mountains surrounding Turin, their contribution was invaluable. They carried messages and weapons, provided safe houses, and took prisoners. As thousands of Italians rose up, they fought to liberate their country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith its corruption, greed, and anti-Semitism, the fall of Fascist Italy was unrelentingly violent, but for the partisan women, it was also a time of camaraderie and equality, pride and optimism. Through the stories of these four exceptional women, the resolve, tenacity, and, above all, courage of the Italian Resistance is laid bare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Spectator Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46338618261740,"sku":"9781784705077","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11665603482823.jpg?v=1743740602","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-house-in-the-mountains-by-caroline-moorehead-9781784705077","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}