A Room With a View - E. M. Forster
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A Room With a View

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Language
English
Published in
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Pages
1
ISBN
9780786196609
While touring Italy, the young and sheltered Lucy Honeychurch finds herself caught between the rigid expectations of Edwardian England and the liberating passions awakened under the Tuscan sun. A chance encounter with the unconventional and free-spirited George Emerson, and a spontaneous, stolen kiss, sets in motion a battle between her head and her heart. Back in England, Lucy becomes engaged to the respectable but pretentious Cecil Vyse, a man who sees her as a work of art to be possessed rather than a person to be loved. She tries to forget the feelings that Florence, and George, stirred in her.

Forced to choose between a life of perfect, passionless propriety and the terrifying uncertainty of following her own desires, Lucy must navigate a maze of social conventions, family duty, and repressed emotions. This witty and poignant novel is a critique of a society where feelings are hidden and appearances are everything, exploring whether a young woman can break free from the constraints of her world to find her own authentic view of life and love.

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A Room With A View Originally published in 1908
Original language
English
Original publisher CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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