The Italian Wife

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Furnivall, Kate.

The Italian wife / Kate Furnivall. — Berkley trade paperback edition.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-425-28138-3 (softcover)

1. Women architects—Italy—Fiction. 2. Photographers—Italy—Fiction. 3. Fascism—Italy—History—20th century—Fiction. 4. Italy—Politics and government—1922–1945—Fiction. 5. Italy—Social conditions—1922–1945—Fiction. 6. Italy—History—1922–1945—Fiction. I. Title.

PR6116.U76I83 2015

823'.92—dc23

2015011161

PUBLISHING HISTORY

Berkley trade paperback edition / October 2015

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