Beppo the Conscript, Vol. 1 of 2: A Novel (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

T. Adolphus Trollope

9780484492201: Beppo the Conscript, Vol. 1 of 2: A Novel (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0484492209 ISBN 13: 9780484492201

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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A young man faces a fateful lottery of life and love in a sun-scorched Italian town.

Beppo the Conscript follows a moment of high tension in a small Adriatic city as a lottery decides a man’s fate. The story centers on Beppo, a quiet soul pressed by an unwelcome future and a heart divided by a fraught connection to Giulia. Surrounding figures—romantic rivals, wary relatives, and bustling townsfolk—bring a vivid, human texture to a world where ceremony, duty, and longing collide.

In these pages, a public drawing marks a turning point. The ceremony, the crowd, and the whispered conversations of family and friends illuminate how people cope with loss, expectation, and the sting of unfulfilled wishes. The emotional gravity rests not on grand events but on the ache of a single moment and the choices it forces.

Meet Beppo, a man torn between duty and desire, whose future hinges on a single number.
Encounter a web of neighbors, cousins, and lovers whose small talks reveal larger hopes and fears.
Experience a vivid Italian town with distinctive streets, sounds, and social codes.
Observe the clash between external ritual and inner turmoil as lives are reshaped by fate.

Ideal for readers of classic social dramas set in picturesque, crowded worlds where personal luck matters as much as luck itself.

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