The silent duchess, Dacia Maraini ; translated from the Italian by Dick Kitto and Elspeth Spottiswood ; afterword by Anna Camaiti Hostert
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The silent duchess, Dacia Maraini ; translated from the Italian by Dick Kitto and Elspeth Spottiswood ; afterword by Anna Camaiti Hostert
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-261)
Illustrations
genealogical tables
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The silent duchess
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
38976312
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Dacia Maraini ; translated from the Italian by Dick Kitto and Elspeth Spottiswood ; afterword by Anna Camaiti Hostert
Summary
A handicapped woman makes something of herself in 18th century Sicily. Deaf and dumb Marianna Ucria is married to an aging uncle at thirteen. When he dies she takes over management of their estate, is successful and finds true love. The novel has been translated into fourteen languages
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- Nobility -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction
- Sicily (Italy) -- Social conditions -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Child sexual abuse -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction
- Sicily (Italy) -- Economic conditions -- 1700-1735 -- Fiction
- Deaf -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction
- Women -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction
- Sexual abuse victims -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction
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- Nobility -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction
- Sicily (Italy) -- Social conditions -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Child sexual abuse -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction
- Sicily (Italy) -- Economic conditions -- 1700-1735 -- Fiction
- Deaf -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction
- Women -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction
- Sexual abuse victims -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction
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