The Betrothed |1|

Description

Set in seventeenth-century Lombardy under oppressive Spanish rule, The Betrothed opens a sweeping and timeless masterpiece of historical fiction.

Renzo and Lucia, two young peasants from the shores of Lake Como, see their wedding cruelly blocked by the threats of Don Rodrigo, a local tyrannical lord. Forced into flight and heartbreaking separation, the young couple—aided by the courageous Friar Cristoforo—must face injustice, the cowardice of the powerful, and the trials of exile. In a world torn apart by cruelty and suffering, their enduring faith and unshakeable love stand as a beacon of hope against tyranny.

Selected Extract
« Farewell, mountains rising from the waters, and ascending to the heavens; summits distinct in their outline, familiar to those who grew up among you, and imprinted on their minds no less than the countenance of those dearest to them… Farewell! How mournful is the step of one who has been born in your midst, forced to tear himself away while yet a youth, and accustomed to the thought of never leaving you! »