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Letter from Darina Silone, Germaniastrasse 53, Zurich, [Switzerland] to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin, sending on her new permanent address in Rome and thanking her for her friendship. With envelope.

Letter from Darina Silone in Rome to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin, enclosing an earlier and incomplete letter. In the earlier letter, Darina has decided on 3 November as the day of her departure for Paris, even though she is not yet sure where she is going to stay. The subsequent letter bears the news that the long-coveted UN job has finally materialised and is to begin on 30 October. She has come to realise that Italy is the only place she has ever cast roots in and finds the uprooting process dreadful. With envelope.

Letter from Darina Silone in Rome to Lorna Reynolds, c/o Mrs J. Fanning, John’s Terrace, Birr, county Offaly, expressing concern over Lorna’s sister Eleanor, whose state of health is deteriorating rapidly, and attempting to synchronise her summer plans with those of Lorna’s. She describes a night club crawl with Keshev and a young Englishman freshly arrived from Malaga and Hong Kong. With envelope.

Letter from Darina Silone in Rome to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin, providing travel advice for Lorna’s forthcoming trip to Italy and repeating her husband’s offer of accommodation. With envelope.

Letter from Darina Silone, Excelsior, Lido di Venezia to Lorna Reynolds, Via degli Orsini 34, Roma. Darina has not written to Lorna in a while, sensing that she is angry with her about something, but cannot think what. She hopes that by now Lorna has forgiven her or at least realised that Darina didn't mean it. She cannot cope with a relationship defined by an endless cycle of quarrels and forgiveness. With envelope.

Letter from Darina Silone, Venice Lido to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin. [Darina is attending the 15th Venice International Film Festival with her husband, who was appointed president of the jury.] She gives a lively description of the extravagant life of film stars and millionaires and of the films she has seen. With envelope.

Letter from Darina Silone in Paris to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin, giving an account of her most recent movements. She does not want to think about her and her husband's last days in Rome, which were terrible. She cannot get an annulment, but has hopes of an English divorce. She and Keshev are about to depart for London. With envelope.

Letter from Darina Silone, 79 Cromwell Road, London SW7 to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin, describing her situation in London with virtually no money, many humiliations and great worry about Keshev’s health. She describes the shabby furnished flat they are living in, her unfruitful attempts to find reasonably paid work and her discussions with lawyers about the prospects of divorce. With envelope.

Letter from Darina Silone in Athens to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin. Darina has been calumniated in the Italian press following the revelation that her husband bequeathed his library and archive to her. The archive has been declared 'national patrimony', and a strict watch is being kept over Darina by the Souraint endenza degli Archivi de Stato. She is visiting a friend in Athens, who is close to death and is planning to go on to India to recover her mental and physical health, but this fact must be kept secret to prevent it from being publicized all over Italy. With envelope.

Typed letter from Darina Silone, Casella Postale 7196 Nomentano, 00161 Roma to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin, giving an account of her comings and goings since June and asking Lorna to write. She is overwhelmed by countless problems and has booked a short holiday in Tunisia to get away from it all. With envelope.