Voices of women who defied Fascism: true stories of resistance, motherhood, clandestinity and bravery, set between convents, secret radios and Abruzzo’s mountains.
A book to understand the shocking changes taking place in our world. Why are autocracies growing around the world? And why, in the West, do the less affluent classes and the suburbs vote for the right, while city center residents are mostly progressive?
"Lavoro tossico is an act of civic journalism – not the kind that shouts like a tasteless talk show, but the kind that transforms with kindness and seeks not revenge but truth […]. Once you’ve read it, you may feel a little fragile, but also more authentic and aware, and perhaps even a little freer. " - Gianni Riotta
A story that turns physical locations into places of memory, where the reader is taken on a geographical and spiritual journey, discovering how places influenced not only Ramondino's life, but also her extraordinary literary output.
“An admirably reconstructed geography of abandonment. A brave excavation into the evil that lives next door. Gilioli wrests a story that no one should forget from the clamour of the news, and delivers it to the depths of authentic journalism.”
Silvia Avallone
A historical, artistic and (barely) political guide to the Quirinal building, visited by 100,000 people every year. An entertaining journey in time, into a place.
Does one of the most chilling Italian news items still conceal a truth that never surfaced?
Ethnic cleansing and Fascist concentration camps for Yugoslav civilians 1941-1943