A Roccadoro; nellrsquo;entroterra siciliano; la notizia del ritorno in paese di due malviventi sfuggiti grazie a una falsa testimonianza a una condanna certa per il sequestro di una minorenne; semina la disperazione fra gli onesti cittadini. La famiglia Nasca rischia piugrave; delle altre; ma il giovane Pitrinu non si rassegna e; incoraggiato da Franco Di Salvo; fa la prima mossa; scatenando una serie di avvenimenti che non riusciragrave; piugrave; a controllare. Collaboreranno alla sua lotta contro i perfidi Militello il fido Cirino Laganagrave;; Rosaria Diventi ndash; figlia di don Placido; il boss de paese; che di lui egrave; innamorata ndash; e la bella Irene Manna; di cui Pitrinu egrave; lamante. Insieme decideranno di affiancare i tutori della legge percheacute; i superstiti responsabili della faida che si egrave; innescata siano assicurati alla giustizia. Avventura; sentimenti e lealtagrave; sono i grandi temi di questo romanzo di formazione; ricco di colpi di scena nel corso dei quali Pitrinu impareragrave; una grande lezione di vita; che lasceragrave; un segno profondo su di lui.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. we enjoy wonderful descriptions of the outside worldBy DonatienAs usual with Balzac. we enjoy wonderful descriptions of the outside world. such as the Loire Valley. and equally wonderful descriptions of the naivety. misfortunes and sufferings of the main character. However. these are constantly spoiled by layer upon layer of his preaching on all sorts of subjects : the condition of women. separations. village life. Parisian life. fashion. military mentality. etc. His analysis is often subtle. but remains irrelevant to the plot. We know how that woman feels : hersquo;s described it masterfully. We are not dim-witted children. So. why does he persist in explaining what just happened and then. just in case we hadnrsquo;t got it. explaining it again ?In the days when the Readerrsquo;s Digest published shortened versions of classic novels and modern best-sellers. I had mixed feelings about that kind of approach. For Balzac. it would be entirely justified. The result would be stunning.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It is hardly worthy of Balzac and I do not recommend it.By B. PrettymanThis book starts out as very promising. dealing with Paris. minor aristocrats. and the era of Napoleon. It quickly diminishes into a plot that has very little action . The descriptions of nature and the analyses of sentiment go on ad nauseam. About two-thirds of the way through the book. it appears that the author has run out of ideas to move the plot forward. and he resorts to incredible twists in the action such as a mysterious stranger knocking on the door in the middle of a blustery winter night--with whom his daughter runs off. and pirates seizing ships off the coast of France. This book was so disjointed that I had trouble finishing it. It is hardly worthy of Balzac and I do not recommend it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Interesting bookBy ChuckI thought really good but I think I like the Maitres Sonore a bit better by George Sand which Im reading right now - as really keeps you up in the air and tends to keep the interest a bit better - this was really good though no doubt -
