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The novel takes place in the fictional town of Socartes, Spain. The town's name refers to the philosopher Socrates, and his ideas about internal and external beauty.It tells the story of Marianela (sometimes referred to as "Nela"), a poor orphan girl with an ugly face, and her love for Pablo, a blind boy, who also has romantic feelings towards Nela.
Hildegart Rodríguez. Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira (9 December 1914 – 9 June 1933) was an activist for socialism and sexual revolution who was conceived and raised by her anti-theist, socialist, eugenicist, and feminist mother, Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira, as a prototype for the women of the future.
'You left us beautiful memories, your love is still our guide.'
Tita, destroyed by the death of her nephew and unwilling to further cope with her mother's controlling ways, secludes herself in the dovecote until John Brown, the widowed family doctor, arrives at Mama Elena's request to have him take Tita to an insane asylum. Instead, John takes Tita back to his home to live with him and his young son, Alex.
Carmen's step-mother learns of Carmen's work as a bull fighter and is left in disbelief, as she thought Carmen was killed many years ago. She attends a fight, masked in a veil. After a successful fight in the bullfighting ring, the audience is throwing flowers to Carmen. The step-mother reaches out and offers her a poisoned apple.
The plot follows the life of a family, former sympathizers of the Spanish Republic, during the early 1940s. Their lives are disrupted when a young priest falls in love with the mother. The film is set in Ourense , 1940 where a disorientated deacon , named Salvador returns to the seminary of Ourense where the Rector delays Salvador's access to ...
The mother-son bond has long been a source of thoughtful inspiration. If you're looking for mother-son quotes for a card, an Instagram post or simply to show mom how much she is loved, you can't ...
In fact, some of these quotes are so good, they practically double as Mother's Day gifts in their own right! Like this quote by Sarah Shahi: "The most important mark I will leave on this world is ...