![]() ![]() Mussolini’s numerous love affairs offer interesting asides as the myriad intricacies of world-historical events like the Lateran Accords-which ended decades of antagonism between Italy and the Vatican, while establishing the latter’s sovereignty-play out. The insidious way that Il Duce was able to create his dictatorship predates the rise of Hitler in Germany, though their stories possess remarkable parallels. ![]() The reader is taken inside the papacy in incredible detail, exposing the Vatican’s inner workings, from the Pope’s schedule to what he kept on his desk, to the knife’s-edge particulars of dealing with Mussolini. ![]() Whether or not it was truly a partnership is suspect, but they undoubtedly needed each other’s cooperation. The 2002 public release of the archives of Pius XI’s papacy revealed a trove of historical treasures that Brown University professor Kertzer (The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara) found “irresistible.” He brings to life an intriguing and unlikely alliance of two powerful individuals, using extensive primary sources from both sides. ![]()
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She even has her old room in Godwin House, the exclusive dormitory rumored to be haunted by the spirits of five Dalloway students―girls some say were witches.įelicity was once drawn to the dark legacy of witchcraft. Felicity Morrow is back at the Dalloway School to finish her senior year after the tragic death of her girlfriend. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Soon after Randy married Mike's mom when Mike was a kid, he moved the family into a drafty converted carriage stop on Howell Mountain with no air conditioning and only a wood-burning stove for heat. He complains about having to lift wine barrels by hand, but he does it, whereas most wineries would use a forklift. Randy is wiry and fit Mike looks like the ex-football player that he is – squat and powerful. But they share a rugged, energetic physicality. They don't look much alike, which makes sense because Mike is actually Randy's stepson. "I would like to stop but I don't want to make 15 percent alcohol Cabs either. 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