A Small-Town Marriage

Marchesa Colombi

Original title: Un matrimonio in provincia

Translated by Paula Spurlin Paige first published 1999 Northwestern University Press, 2001 paperback 98 pages

ET Classici -- 1552

"A young woman trapped in a provincial town dreams of being rescued by love. But the Marchesa Colombi puts a twist on that old plot in her story of Denza Dellara, a clumsy Cinderella too big for her hand-me-downs and saddled with a family that seems to go to great lengths to frustrate her hopes - and to make her see reality. To escape everyday boredom, Denza conceives a love for the most unlikely of Prince Charmings...

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Paula Spurlin Paige 1 printing we hold · 2001 · Northwestern University Press

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Matrimonio in Provincia edition · 2022 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · 9781016905008
Matrimonio in Provincia edition · 2022 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · 9781016900331
Un matrimonio in provincia edition · 2009 · Einaudi · 103 pages · 9788806196417
Un Matrimonio In Provincia edition · 2007 · Casa Editrice Rocco Carabba · 134 pages · 9788895078229
A Small-Town Marriage paperback · 2001 · Northwestern University Press · 98 pages · 9780810118416
Un matrimonio in provincia edition · 1999 · Interlinea · 108 pages

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