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The Betrothed

The Betrothed

By Alessandro Manzoni

Paperback | ISBN 9780140442748

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A sinister, fast-paced Italian novel

Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself. Forced to flee, they are then cruelly separated, and must face many dangers including plague, famine and imprisonment, and confront a variety of strange characters - the mysterious Nun of Monza, the fiery Father Cristoforo and the sinister 'Unnamed' - in their struggle to be reunited. A vigorous portrayal of enduring passion, The Betrothed's exploration of love, power and faith presents a whirling panorama of seventeenth-century Italian life and is one of the greatest European historical novels.

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Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140442748
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages: 720
Width (mm): 129
Height (mm): 198
Depth (mm): 30

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