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In this daring novella, a widow escapes Madrid's stifling social conventions for a sun-soaked journey through southern Spain, where an unexpected encounter awakens forbidden desires and challenges everything she believes about duty and passion. Pardo Bazán's masterpiece of restrained emotion explores the collision between societal expectation and the human heart's irrepressible longings, rendered with remarkable psychological subtlety and wit.
In this daring novella, a widow escapes Madrid's stifling social conventions for a sun-soaked journey through southern Spain, where an unexpected encounter awakens forbidden desires and challenges everything she believes about duty and passion. Pardo Bazán's masterpiece of restrained emotion expl...
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Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851–1921) was a Spanish novelist, short story writer, and critic of Galician origin who championed literary naturalism in late 19th-century Spain despite prevailing gender constraints. A countess and intellectual maverick, she produced over 600 works and remains one of Spain's most significant literary figures, known for her unflinching social commentary and psychological penetration.
Haberdash Books is dedicated to bringing overlooked works of European and world literature into English. We specialise in nineteenth and early twentieth-century fiction from lesser-translated languages and traditions.
Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851–1921) was a Spanish novelist, short story writer, and critic of Galician origin who championed literary naturalism in late 19th-century Spain despite prevailing gender constraints. A countess and intellectual maverick, she produced over 600 works and remains one of Spain'...
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