"After the Divorce: A Romance" by Grazia Deledda is a tale of woe and societal pressures as Giovanna Era, a young woman, faces immense sorrow when her husband, Costantino, is imprisoned for a crime he denies. Deeply grieved, Giovanna grapples with despair and the heavy weight of traditional expectations as she navigates the aftermath of her husband's conviction, consoled by her mother and Aunt Bachissia. The story introduces Paolo, a student who suggests divorce as a means for Giovanna to regain her freedom should her husband continue to be guilty. The novel weaves a complex narrative, capturing the intricate web of relationships, the longing for true love and justice, and the emotional struggles of the characters caught in the crosshairs of fate and societal norms.
After the Divorce: A Romance
By Grazia Deledda
Torn between loyalty and desire, a woman must decide if true love can bloom again behind bars or in the arms of a man who offers her a new beginning.
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About the AuthorGrazia Maria Cosima Damiana Deledda was an Italian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926 "for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island [i.e. Sardinia] and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general". She was the first Italian woman to receive the prize, and only the second woman in general after Selma Lagerlöf was awarded hers in 1909.
Grazia Maria Cosima Damiana Deledda was an Italian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926 "for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island [i.e. Sardinia] and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general". She was the first Italian woman to receive the prize, and only the second woman in general after Selma Lagerlöf was awarded hers in 1909.
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