by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330285964
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«The Madness of a Seduced Woman» is the historical fiction novel by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer, published by Pan Books in paperback (656 pages, in English).
Vermont, 1890. Agnes Dempster, a young woman accused of murder, tells her story. After an unhappy childhood, she flees to the city and meets Frank Holt, a stonemason who stirs her imagination. Their relationship turns into an obsession; when she discovers Frank is not the idealized man, her psyche cracks and madness unleashes devastating consequences.
The work was originally published in 1983; this edition dates from 1985. The novel blends historical fiction with psychological and romantic elements.
For readers of historical fiction and psychological drama interested in complex female characters.
Susan Fromberg Schaeffer was an American novelist and poet who was a Professor of English at Brooklyn College for more than thirty years. She won numerous national writing awards and contributed book reviews for The New York Times.
