Mariana by Katherine Vaz
In 17th-century Portugal, Mariana de Alcoforado, a nobleman's daughter and a nun since the age of ten, shocks the convent by having an affair with a French soldier. "Mariana" is based on the true story of one of Europe's most notorious love affairs.
'[Mariana's] letters, translated here by Vaz, are simple, strong arguments for the purity of love, and they seem to penetrate the human heart with startling directness.. Mariana is most successful in its lyrical descriptions of ordinary lives transfigured, in its detailing of everyday routines and beliefs, and in its account of spiritual and emotional struggles... Vaz's evocation of life in seventeenth-century Portugal glows with colour.' E V Ormond, TLS
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| ISBN 13 | 9780006550631 |
| ISBN 10 | 0006550630 |
| Title | Mariana |
| Author | Katherine Vaz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1998-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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