{"product_id":"a-bold-and-dangerous-family-the-remarkable-story-of-an-italian-mother-her-two-sons-and-their-fight-against-fascism-9780062308313","title":"A Bold and Dangerous Family: The Remarkable Story of an Italian Mother, Her Two Sons, and Their Fight Against Fascism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Costa Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eA Train in Winter\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVillage of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e delivers the next chapter in \"The Resistance Quartet\" the astonishing story of the aristocratic Italian family who stood up to Mussolini's fascism, and whose efforts helped define the path of Italy in the years between the World Wars--a profile in courage that remains relevant today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMembers of the cosmopolitan, cultural aristocracy of Florence at the beginning of the twentieth century, the Rosselli family, led by their fierce matriarch, Amelia, were vocal anti-fascists. As populist, right-wing nationalism swept across Europe after World War I, and Italy's Prime Minister, Benito Mussolini, began consolidating his power, Amelia's sons Carlo and Nello led the opposition, taking a public stand against Il Duce that few others in their elite class dared risk. When Mussolini established a terrifying and brutal police state controlled by his Blackshirts--the \u003cem\u003esquaddristi\u003c\/em\u003e--the Rossellis and their anti-fascist circle were transformed into active resisters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn retaliation, many of the anti-fascists were arrested and imprisoned; others left the country to escape a similar fate. Tragically, Carlo and Nello were eventually assassinated by Mussolini's secret service. After Italy entered World War II in June 1940, Amelia, thanks to visas arranged by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt herself, fled to New York City with the remaining members of her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenowned historian Caroline Moorehead paints an indelible picture of Italy in the first half of the twentieth century, offering an intimate account of the rise of Il Duce and his \u003cem\u003esquaddristi\u003c\/em\u003e; life in Mussolini's penal colonies; the shocking ambivalence and complicity of many prominent Italian families seduced by Mussolini's promises; and the bold, fractured resistance movement whose associates sacrificed their lives to fight fascism. In \u003cem\u003eA Bold and Dangerous Family\u003c\/em\u003e, Moorehead once again pays tribute to heroes who fought to uphold our humanity during one of history's darkest chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoorehead, Caroline:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCaroline Moorehead is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eA Bold and Dangerous Family\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVillage of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Train in Winter\u003c\/em\u003e, which, with \u003cem\u003eA House in the Mountains\u003c\/em\u003e, form the Resistance Quartet. \u003cem\u003eHuman Cargo\u003c\/em\u003e, her book about the international refugee crisis, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. An acclaimed biographer, Moorehead has also written for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in London and Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523411153170,"sku":"9780062308313","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_09fb62bd-7f0b-4a23-be6b-c2cc3ba676ba.jpg?v=1731147015","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-bold-and-dangerous-family-the-remarkable-story-of-an-italian-mother-her-two-sons-and-their-fight-against-fascism-9780062308313","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}