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Christine

Elizabeth von Arnim

Publisher: Bu Classics Books

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Summary

A prodigious musical talent becomes the obsession of a mother's letters, scrutinizing the intense bond between parent and child. Against the backdrop of artistic ambition, it is a story of love that suffocates and talent that consumes. Read a series of correspondences that reveal the tragic fragility of life.
Available since: 03/04/2026.
Print length: 206 pages.

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