Edda Mussolini : the most dangerous woman in Europe /
by Moorehead, Caroline.
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BookPublisher: London : Chatto & Windus, 2022Description: xix, 405 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781784743239 (hbk.) :; 1784743232 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 945.091 MOOSubject(s): Ciano, Edda Mussolini, Contessa | Ciano, Galeazzo, conte, 1903-1944 | Socialites -- Italy | History | History | Italy | Inter-war period c 1919 to c 1939 | Biography: historical, political & military | European history | Second World War | Italy -- Politics and government -- 1922-1945Summary: Edda Mussolini was Benito's favourite daughter: spoilt, venal, uneducated but clever, faithless but flamboyant, a brilliant diplomat, wild but brave, and ultimately strong and loyal. She was her father's confidante during the 20 years of Fascist rule, acting as envoy to both Germany and Britain, and playing a part in steering Italy to join forces with Hitler. From her early twenties she was effectively first lady of Italy. She married Galeazzo Ciano, who would become the youngest Foreign Secretary in Italian history, and they were the most celebrated and glamorous couple in elegant, vulgar Roman fascist society. Their fortunes turned in 1943, when Ciano voted against Mussolini in a plot to bring him down, and his father-in-law did not forgive him.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 945.091 MOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003109928X |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Edda Mussolini was Benito's favourite daughter: spoilt, venal, uneducated but clever, faithless but flamboyant, a brilliant diplomat, wild but brave, and ultimately strong and loyal. She was her father's confidante during the 20 years of Fascist rule, acting as envoy to both Germany and Britain, and playing a part in steering Italy to join forces with Hitler. From her early twenties she was effectively first lady of Italy. She married Galeazzo Ciano, who would become the youngest Foreign Secretary in Italian history, and they were the most celebrated and glamorous couple in elegant, vulgar Roman fascist society. Their fortunes turned in 1943, when Ciano voted against Mussolini in a plot to bring him down, and his father-in-law did not forgive him.
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