by E. M. Forster
Great Classics / Sentimental novel · Language: inglese britannico · 2196 paragraphs · Free
On a sweltering summer in Florence, young Lucy Honeychurch finds herself trapped in a pension that promised more than it delivers. The Signora’s north-facing rooms look onto a dreary courtyard, not the Arno, and the company feels stiflingly English. But when an eccentric fellow guest, Mr. Emerson, offers to swap rooms—so that Lucy and her chaperone, Miss Bartlett, might at last see the river—Lucy glimpses a world beyond propriety. As she wanders the sunlit streets, brushes against art and passion, and meets George Emerson, a man who speaks with unnerving honesty, she feels the stirrings of something reckless. Torn between the safety of social expectation and the lure of a life lived fully, Lucy must decide what it truly means to have a view. Set against the glittering backdrop of Italy and the drawing rooms of England, this is a story of love, awakening, and the courage to look beyond the window. But when Lucy returns home, a choice awaits her—one that could cost her everything she holds dear. Will she follow her heart, or let the world decide for her?
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