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This powerful testimony is an unforgettable exploration of endurance and sisterhood amidst the darkest periods of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore the works of Caroline Moorehead to gain insightful perspectives on history and humanity through narratives that are as educational as they are enthralling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"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. 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