This novel narrates the arrival of a widow and her son to an old mansion, a fact that unleashes all kinds of reactions among the neighborhood. Breaking free of a quarrelsome, alcoholic husband, Helen now faces an oppressive society, but manages to pull through. The protagonist's search for happiness and justice makes this novel a lucid portrait of human misery, a beautiful love story, a song of redemption and an illustrious precedent in feminist literature.
This novel narrates the arrival of a widow and her son to an old mansion, a fact that unleashes all kinds of reactions among the neighborhood. Breaking free of a quarrelsome, alcoholic husband, Helen now faces an oppressive society, but manages to pull through. The protagonist's search for happiness and justice makes this novel a lucid portrait of human misery, a beautiful love story, a song of redemption and an illustrious precedent in feminist literature.