Chapter 1
Rose's introduction at the women's club, her face 'like a disappointed Madonna' — the iconic image of pious unhappiness.
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From The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
Rose Arbuthnot is a devout, charity-working wife estranged from her husband Frederick, a writer of scandalous royal memoirs. Her Madonna-like beauty hides a deep loneliness.
Chapter 2
Rose's conflict over spending her 'nest egg' of charity money on a holiday — her struggle between duty and desire.
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