Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s first female Prime Minister, has written a memoir and it is deeply personal. From her childhood in a working-class neighbourhood to becoming one of the most-talked-about global leaders, ‘I Am Giorgia: My Roots, My Principles’ (brought out in India by Rupa Publications) is a journey of conviction, resilience and identity.
The book comes with two forewords, one by Prime Minister Narendra Modi (“It is not just an autobiography; it is her Mann ki Baat”) and the other by President Donald Trump (“If you want to truly understand conservative revolution, then read this book”).
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Here is an excerpt from the book, in which, on a very personal note, Meloni speaks about becoming a mother:
When a Mother Is Born
I discovered I was expecting Ginevra on my thirty-ninth birthday. A few years ago, I took a fertility test and the doctor told me that the chances of having another child were slim.
“I suspect the situation was similar when you conceiv
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