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Meanwhile, Bianca has learned to distance herself from the complexities of her clan’s emotionally charged history. “So many people have written and analyzed it,” she says, “there is not much left to discover.” By creating a brood of her own and working with her husband during their hands-on restoration of Palazzo Papadopoli, Bianca has created a family narrative that seems closer to her nature. “This is a private story,” Bianca concludes, “and, to my eyes at least, a more gripping one.”
