Taquisara is a novel written by F. Marion Crawford that tells the story of a young Italian nobleman named Taquisara who falls in love with a beautiful American woman named Corona. The novel is set in Italy and follows Taquisara's journey as he tries to win Corona's heart while also dealing with the political and social issues of the time. Along the way, he must navigate the complex relationships between his own family and Corona's, as well as the tensions between Italy and the United States. The novel is a romantic tale ...
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Taquisara is a novel written by F. Marion Crawford that tells the story of a young Italian nobleman named Taquisara who falls in love with a beautiful American woman named Corona. The novel is set in Italy and follows Taquisara's journey as he tries to win Corona's heart while also dealing with the political and social issues of the time. Along the way, he must navigate the complex relationships between his own family and Corona's, as well as the tensions between Italy and the United States. The novel is a romantic tale filled with drama, intrigue, and suspense, and explores themes of love, loyalty, and the struggle for power. Through Taquisara's journey, readers are transported to a time and place filled with passion and conflict, and are left with a deeper understanding of the complexities of love and politics.Veronica left Bianca Corleone's house with a very painful sense of disappointment, and as she drove homeward through the wet streets, she could not get rid of Gianluca's tearful blue eyes, which seemed to follow her into the carriage; and in the rattling and jolting, she heard again and again that one weak sob which had so disturbed her. At that moment she would rather have gone directly back to the convent in Rome, to stay there for the rest of her life, than have married such an unmanly man as she believed him to be. His words had left her cold, his face had frozen her, his tears had disgusted her.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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