The Letters Of A Portuguese Nun (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781021171832)

A literary classic of great power and emotional depth, this book is a collection of epistolary novels attributed to a 17th-century Portuguese nun. The letters recount the story of a passionate love affair between the nun and a French officer, and offer a vivid and haunting portrait of the human heart in conflict with the strictures of society and religion.

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