Distant Alps and a Countess Amid War’s Shadow
In 1923 Italy, Countess Cerini and her children travel to the Val Serena for Gigi’s health. The journey reveals Anna Deklaren’s heartbreak over her missing son Hans and a wartime tale of love, loss, and loyalty as the Kronenhof hotel becomes a refuge amid shifting armies.
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Lombardy
Alps
Cerini
Gigi
Marina
Giacomo
Emily
Bologna
Anne Cerini
Corso
Bonavento
St. Bruno
Sierental
Val Serena
Eist
Verona
Apennines
Monte Giallo
Molina
Muhlen
Italy
Kronenhof
Albergo
Italia
Europe
Countess Cerint
Anna
Anna Cerini
Countess Cerini
Hans
Val Gardena
Franz Deklaren
Franz
Sferental
Anna Deklaren
Alpini
Bersaguer
Red Cross
Frau Deklaren
Molino
Anna Cerint
Tyrol
Albergo Dall’ Italia
Ann Bridge Mountaineer Author of Peking Picnic
Ann Bridge, novelist of The Ginger Griffin and Tilurian Spring, gained early fame with Peking Picnic after winning the Atlantic Prize in 1932. A lifelong traveler and mountaineer, she spent years in China with her husband in the diplomatic service, observing Peking society and events that shaped her fiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Bridge
Peking
China
Brain not in Bible, modern recognition noted
The text notes that the brain is not mentioned in biblical times and only later became known. It references Aristotle’s belief about cooling the blood and mentions Major Burbash of Canada tracking the north magnetic pole on Boothia peninsula, which shifts constantly.
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Aristotle
Ess
North Magnetic Pole
Major Burbash
Boothia Peninsula
Johnnie Walker Ad Highlights Blended Scotch in Tropics
Advertisement touts Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky as a refreshing tropical pick me up. It notes BLENDED AND BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND with Red Label aged 8 years and Black Label 12 years, both at 86.8 proof, and lists Canada Day Ginger Ale as distributor in New York.
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Johnnie Walker
Tropics
Scotland
Canada Day Ginger Ale, Inc
N. Y
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Spokane
Wash
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Helena
Montana
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Trent
Spokane, Wash
Lois Reeder
Palestine
Texas
Dayton O'Keefe
Sweetwater
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Nelson
Bellefontaine
Kansas
E. J. Placek
Northern Life Tower
Beattie, Wash
Viavi
Viavi Company
Fell Street
San Francisco
California
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E. Ll. Huff Teachers’ Agency
Missoula Montana
Gooding College
Gooding, Idaho
Timothy
Timothy Kay
Montana Seed & Grain CO
Bozeman
Lewis & & Walker
Wyoming
Butte, Mont
Auto Parts Auto Parts Co
Parent Falls
George Edwards
Livingston
Alaska Junk Co., Inc
Northwest Photo Service
Fargo
N. D
KODAK
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Mandan
N. C
Century Photo Service
LaCrosse
Wis
Flathead Lakeshore
Polson
Barbara Werner
J. C. Morgan
Missoula, Mont
Powell County
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Gallatin County
Sweet Grass County
Conrad Kohrs
Alberta
Burlington
Glen Lake
Eureka
Lincoln County
D. A. Kennedy
Mccone County
D. R. Miller
Bell Ave
Des Moines
Iowa
OCC
Newman, Dillon, Montenag
Aoe Ag
Arthur ©. Anderson
Columbus
Mont
Flathead Lake Shore
H. M. Conant
Bigfork
Gee
Espa Ees Farms
Fort Peckham
Missouri
Glasgow Courier
Glasgow
Douglas
Fort Platt
Partners Serum & Supply Co
Nystrand Poultry CO
Butte, Montana
Buffalo
Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, Incorporated
By Ann Bridge
Our Lady
Fort Peck
Valley County
Fort Peck Theater
Charles Sidney Chaplin
Anergoyv
Aliarant
Ingapore
Johnnie Iwalker
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National Parks Airways, Inc
West Yellowstone
Salt Lake City
Ley
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