Women
by Zofia Nałkowska
“To find true love, she must first survive the changing world that surrounds her.”
In a society where traditional boundaries are rapidly dissolving, one woman navigates the treacherous waters of desire and expectation in early 20th-century Poland. This pioneering psychological novel explores the internal struggle for self-possession and the complex pursuit of intimacy against a backdrop of shifting moral codes.
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