Alba De Céspedes
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"Set against the backdrop of fascist Rome, Her Side of the Story is a richly told novel about a woman driven to murder the man she loves"-- Provided by publisher.
As she looks back on her life, Alessandra Corteggiani recalls her youth during the rise of fascism in Italy, the resistance, and the fall of Mussolini, the lives of the women in her family and her working-class neighborhood, rigorously committed to telling "her side of the story." Alessandra...
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Editorial Planeta Mexicana, S.A. de C.V
Pub. Date
2023.
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Español
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"Valeria Cossati vive sofocada por las convenciones sociales de la Italia de los años cincuenta, atrapada entre sus roles de esposa y madre. Presa de un impulso inexpicable, compra un pequeño cuaderno en el que anota sus reflexiones y donde comienza a revelarse lo insatisfactorio de su vida burguesa: en ese espacio prohibido que le proporciona la escritura van aflorando conflictos subterráneos y resentimientos ocultos."--Page [4] of cover.
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Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
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A coming-of-age novel that is as relevant today as it was nearly ninety years ago, There's No Turning Back centers on eight women with radically different backgrounds who attend the same college in Rome. Some are there to study, others to escape a scandal, or keep a secret, and during their time there, they experience the challenges of love, work, and emancipation.
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