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Monaldi - Hardcover

Washington Allston

 
9780331550252: Monaldi

Synopsis

Unfold a haunting tale of love, fate, and moral struggle in a world of refined danger and quiet devotion.

This dark, centuries-spanning narrative follows Monaldi, his wife Rosalia, and a web of secrets that tests loyalty, virtue, and the power of belief.

In a mood of gothic intimacy, the manuscript at the center of the story casts light on passion, punishment, and the search for meaning. Across journeys to convents, dramatic revelations, and a climactic meditation on suffering and grace, the characters confront what it means to live and love rightly when shadows close in.
  • Follow a narrator’s reflective voyage through a tale that blends romance, tragedy, and spiritual introspection.
  • Meet Rosalia, a wife whose devotion becomes the quiet fulcrum of the plot’s emotional gravity.
  • Explore themes of virtue, envy, remorse, and the power of faith under pressure.
  • Encounter dramatic scenes that illuminate how memory and judgment shape a life’s end.
Ideal for readers who enjoy atmospheric historical fiction with moral texture, literary voice, and a reflective, sometimes somber mood.

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