02568cam a22003853u 4500 39834 UtSlPG 20260610133919.0 m cr n 260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 05007381 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PQ Deledda, Grazia, 1871-1936 Naufraghi in porto. English After the Divorce: A Romance Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2012 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_the_Divorce Release date is 2012-05-28 Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "After the Divorce: A Romance" by Grazia Deledda is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Giovanna Era, a young woman embroiled in sorrow after her husband, Costantino, is sentenced to prison for a crime he claims he did not commit. Set against a backdrop of traditional and social pressures, the narrative explores Giovanna's emotional turmoil and societal expectations following her husband's conviction. At the start of the novel, Giovanna is found in desperate grief, lamenting her husband's fate as he faces a potentially long prison term for the murder of his uncle. The opening scene depicts her in a dark room, overwhelmed with despair, while various family members attempt to console her. As the story unfolds, we meet a cast of characters including her supportive but practical mother, Aunt Bachissia, and the opportunistic student Paolo, who hints at the prospect of Giovanna finding freedom through divorce if her husband's sentence is upheld. The narrative captures the complexity of relationships, societal expectations, and the longing for love and justice as it delves into the emotional landscape of the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Italy -- Fiction Villages -- Fiction Divorce -- Fiction Sardinia (Italy) -- Fiction Lansdale, Maria Hornor, 1860- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39834 80673 80673