Saracinesca

You entered the bright reception rooms alone while rain filled the palace courtyard and Signor Strillone finished a song. Every chair offered at once would make an entrance into a spectacle, so I will greet my hostess before sitting. You step into this one-chapter preview with Giovanni Saracinesca at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. The carriage carried you away while his rejected marriage and your unspoken attachment remained open. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.

Chapters

1. Advice between Two SuitorsAn embassy reception in Rome, 1865 · 5 min

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