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With a mother who commits suicide for love, Alessandra refuses to repeat that fate but will be sent by her father to the home of relatives in a remote town in Abruzzo in the hope that she will take on the "duty of submission." She, on the other hand, becomes increasingly aware of the feminine issue and is determined to obtain for women the same respect that men receive. The crucial event in her life is falling in love with Francesco, a charismatic anti-fascist professor whom she will marry; Her love is, however, destined for a tragic end. With the dramatic context of the war in the background, Alba de Céspedes composes an astonishing novel due to the variety of situations, the precision of the portraits, and the richness of tones. A sophisticated game of mirrors from which emerges the consciousness of a woman who, in a world increasingly dominated by men, manages to transform resignation into rebellion.