Mussolini's Daughter
The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
The bestselling author of A Train in Winter returns with the definitive story of Mussolini’s daughter, Edda, one of the most influential women in 1930s Italy, whose life had more twists and turns than a spy novel.
Edda Mussolini was Benito's favourite child: spoiled and venal, uneducated but clever, faithless but flamboyant, a brilliant diplomat, wild but brave, and ultimately strong and loyal. For much of the twenty-year period of Fascist rule, she was her father's closest confidante.
In 1930, at the age of nineteen, Edda married Count Galeazzo Ciano, who would become the youngest Foreign Secretary in Italian history. Acting as envoy to both Germany and Britain, Edda played a part in steering Italy to join forces with Hitler. During this time,…
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November 1, 2022CAROLINE MOOREHEAD is the author of the international bestsellers A House in the Mountains; A Train in Winter; A Bold and Dangerous Family; Village of Secrets, nominated for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction; and Mussolini's Daughter. Moorehead is also the biographer of Bertrand Russell, Freya Stark, Iris Origo and Martha Gellhorn. She lives in London, UK.
Mussolini's Daughter
Caroline Moorehead
A House in the Mountains
Caroline Moorehead
A Bold and Dangerous Family
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Village of Secrets
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A Train in Winter
Caroline Moorehead