Two women
a novel
1st Seerforth ed., English language ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Davidson, Angus. - Contributor
- McGarrell, Ann. - Contributor
Publication
2001 - Steerforth Italia, South Royalton, Vt, Vermont
Language
English
Word Count
87,250 words, Guess
Page Count
349 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivetwowomennovel0000mora
- ISBN-101586420208
- ISBN-139781586420208
- LibraryThing105226
- Library of Congress Control Number2001000407
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number45784213
- Better World Books9781586420208
- Open LibraryOL18729052M
Classifications
- DDC853/.912
- LCCPQ4829.O62 C513 2001
- LCCPQ4829.O62C513 2001
Description
"The two women of Alberto Moravia's powerful story are mother and daughter - Cesira, a widowed Roman shopkeeper, and Rosetta, a naive teenager of haunting beauty and devout faith. When the German army prepares to occupy Rome, Cesira packs a few provisions, sews her life savings into the seams of her dress, and flees south with Rosetta to her native province of Ciociara, a poor, mountainous region famous for providing the domestic servants of Rome. For nine months the two women endure hunger, cold, and filth as they await the arrival of the Allied forces.". "But the Liberation, when it comes, brings unexpected tragedy. On their way home the pair are attacked and Rosetta brutally raped by a group of Allied Moroccan soldiers. This act of violence so embitters Rosetta that she falls numbly into a life of prostitution. In his story of two women Moravia offers up an intimate portrayal of the anguish and destruction wrought by war, as devastating behind the lines as it is on the battlefield."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
AH, THOSE GOOD DAYS when I was a young bride and left my native village and came to Rome!
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