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A naive young woman marries a charming widower, then faces psychological tyranny in this dark tale of coercive control.
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A naive young woman marries a charming widower, then faces psychological tyranny in this dark tale of coercive control.
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An immediate bestseller when it was first published in 1921 by the famous author of Elizabeth and Her German Garden and The Enchanted April, this brilliant dissection of a marriage gone terribly wrong is also a cautionary tale for anyone tempted to abandon their principles in the name of loyalty and love. Based on von Arnim's disastrous marriage to the 2nd Earl Russell, the brother of philosopher Bertrand Russell, this haunting tale of a woman gaslit by her despotic husband anticipates the plot ...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Courtship and marriage; attraction without explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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Mysterious death of first wife; no graphic violence depicted
Profanity
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No strong language present
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Recurring themes of marital power and women's social vulnerability
Self-harm / suicide
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First wife's death rumored as suicide; central haunting backstory
Abuse & suffering
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Pervasive psychological abuse, gaslighting, and coercive marital control
Other
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