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The Portrait of a Lady

Henry James

649 pages

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Een rijke Amerikaanse jonge vrouw met een sterke drang naar onafhankelijkheid blijft, ondanks alles wat ze in de loop van haar huwelijk over hem te weten komt, haar onbekrompen maar oppervlakkige echtgenoot trouw.

Themes
Thought-ProvokingHeartbreakingQuietly DevastatingWho Am I?The cost of independenceAmerican innocence abroadThe trap of dutySilent moral awakening
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