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Remembrance
First published 1920 · 703 pages
A sweeping, glamorous saga of heartbreak, high fashion, and hard-won triumph across continents.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like wrapping yourself in a luxurious, slightly nostalgic cinematic epic. It delivers a sweeping, emotionally charged experience that moves briskly across decades and continents, trading the rubble of war-torn Europe for the glittering, cutthroat world of Manhattan high society. The mood is unapologetically glamorous yet deeply bittersweet, anchored by an earnest narrative voice that leans into melodrama in the best possible way. The prose is accessible but rich with opulent details, lingering on haute couture and palatial estates while keeping the emotional stakes sky-high. It is a perfect escape for readers who crave sprawling, soapy sagas about resilience, forbidden romance, and the sheer willpower required to reinvent oneself against the bitter machinations of powerful dynasties.
- Mood
- glamorous
- bittersweet
- opulent
- sweeping
- Tone
- earnest
- dramatic
- romantic
- melodramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- resilience after loss · class prejudice · reinvention and survival · the burden of legacy · enduring love
- The writing
- Accessible and emotionally emphatic, lingering on luxurious details and the intense inner lives of its characters.
- The arc
- A sweeping journey from devastating wartime loss and familial rejection to a hard-won, glamorous independence.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love sprawling, soapy historical romances where high-society glamour meets tragic, triumphant personal journeys.
Content notes
- grief and loss
- war themes
- family estrangement
- classism
About the book
Her beloved Italian homeland shattered in the wake of World War II, exquisite Serena, Principessa di San Tibaldo, has nothing left except her name, her ancestry... and her heart which she gives completely and forever to Major Brad Fullerton. But not even Brad's ring--or his child--can protect her from the calculating wrath of the powerful Fullerton dynasty, and the woman who will become Serena's bitter enemy. Sweeping from the war-torn palazzos of Rome to the glittering avenues of Manhattan and the glamorous world of high fashion. Here is the vibrant story of one woman's triumphant yet bittersweet journey of the heart.From the Paperback edition.
Description from Open Library.
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