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La femminanza : romanzo
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In 20th-century Italy, a circle of women gathers to find their freedom. In La Rocca, a small village in southern Lazio, everyone knows the Maletazzis, the gentlemen who live in the most beautiful building in the center. But only Camilla, the youngest of the family, knows how many secrets lie hidden in those rooms, how much pain. A pain she keeps silent until, in the fall of 1920, Peppina, the village midwife and keeper of the eyes, welcomes her into the Circle, a group of women who gather to share their labors and knowledge. In the Circle, they prepare infusions and medicines, spin wool, tell stories, and exchange confidences, without fear of judgment or rejection: whether rich or poor, young or old, all women find refuge and understanding in the Circle, in the name of that femininity that has always been a spark of life and a bond of sisterhood. And for Camilla, it becomes the balm that heals the wounds of the past, finally allowing her to open up to her husband's love. After her, her daughter Viola will also draw comfort from the ancient knowledge of the Circle. Raised amid the ruins of war and the excitement of reconstruction, Viola is torn between her desire to study and assert her independence and her passion for a man who instead wants to relegate her to the role of wife and mother. And once again, the women of the Circle will help her, making her understand that true love does not limit, but liberates. Through vibrant writing, capable of capturing the living substance of emotions and the concrete strength of everyday life, Antonella Mollicone composes a female family saga that spans half a century of Italian history, from the rise of Fascism to the economic boom, through the Second World War and the bombing of Montecassino
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