Forbidden Notebook [electronic resource]
Alba de Céspedes2023
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A captivating rediscovered Italian classic: the moving story of a woman's slow
rebellion against her bourgeois family life 'A wrenching, sardonic depiction of
a woman caught in a social trap' Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Out running an
errand, Valeria Cossati gives in to a sudden impulse - she buys a shiny black
notebook. She starts keeping a diary in secret, recording her concerns about her
daughter, fears her husband will discover her new habit and the constant churn
of the domestic routine. With each entry Valeria plunges deeper into her
interior life, uncovering profound dissatisfaction and restlessness. As she
finds her own voice, the roles that have come to define her-as wife, as mother,
as daughter-begin to break apart. Forbidden Notebook is a rediscovered jewel of
Italian literature, published here in a new translation by the celebrated Ann
Goldstein and with a foreword by Jhumpa Lahiri. A captivating feminist classic,
it is an intimate, haunting story of domesti...
Main title:
Forbidden Notebook [electronic resource] / Alba de Céspedes
Author:
Alba de Céspedes, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Pushkin Press, 2023
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (299104.0 Bytes)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781782277514
Language:
English
BRN:
436530
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |