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9780192827234
The heroines of these two short novels combat intense social pressure for the sake of love. The Catholic heroine of Nina Balatka loves a Jew. In Linda Tressell a stern Calvinistic matriach tries to ensure her niece's spiritual salvation by marrying her to an old man. Both novels are fascinating and sympathetic portrayals of young women driven to the brink of insanity by religious and cultural intolerance.Trollope, Anthony is the author of 'Nina Balatka; Linda Tressel' with ISBN 9780192827234 and ISBN 0192827235.
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