Literary Fiction
A young Englishwoman's Italian holiday awakens her to passion and self-discovery, challenging Edwardian social conventions.
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A young Englishwoman's Italian holiday awakens her to passion and self-discovery, challenging Edwardian social conventions.
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Lucy has her rigid, middle-class life mapped out for her, until she visits Florence with her uptight cousin Charlotte, and finds her neatly ordered existence thrown off balance. Her eyes are opened by the unconventional characters she meets at the Pension Bertolini: flamboyant romantic novelist Eleanor Lavish, the Cockney Signora, curious Mr Emerson and, most of all, his passionate son George.Lucy finds herself torn between the intensity of life in Italy and the repressed morals of Edwardian E...
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Romance & sex
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Central romance with kisses and themes of desire; no explicit sex.
Violence & gore
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Brief mention of witnessing a public murder; no graphic detail.
Profanity
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No profanity present.
Substance use
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Social drinking at meals and gatherings depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted.
Religious content
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Mild references to morality and spiritual awakening.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No occult content depicted.
Political content
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Critique of class divisions and Edwardian social norms.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Themes of emotional repression and societal pressure.
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