Description
Set in a small Italian town from the final days of World War II into the late 1950s, this historical novel follows Mara as her life is reshaped by love, loss, and the shifting pressures of postwar society. Against the backdrop of political upheaval and everyday survival, her relationship with Bube becomes both a refuge and a test, revealing how ideals and loyalties can strain under the weight of time. With Cassola’s intimate, character-driven style, the story explores the intimate cost of history—how class, ideology, and personal desire collide when a country is trying to rebuild itself. A Premio Strega–winning work, it blends romance with social realism to illuminate the fragile, human search for meaning after catastrophe.
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Published Jan 1, 1962
256 pages
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Details
First Published
1962
Language
eng
Translation
From: ita
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