Madame Solario
Madame Solario by Anonymous is a novel published by Penguin Books in 1978, featuring 351 pages in English. This work presents a narrative set in 1906, capturing the atmosphere and social dynamics of Cadenabbia on Lake Como, where the lives of its visitors intertwine. The story unfolds through the perspectives of Bernard Middleton, a young Englishman, and his interactions with Madame Solario, as well as the probing inquiries of her brother, Eugene Harden.
Readers will find a rich exploration of mood and manners as the characters navigate their relationships amidst the backdrop of a fading summer. The novel delves into themes of infatuation and opportunism, particularly through the dynamics between Bernard, Madame Solario, and Count Kavonski, who pursues her while Eugene schemes for a strategic alliance. This edition offers a glimpse into a world defined by its diverse visitors and their idle chatter, making it a reflective piece on the complexities of human connections.
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A novel of period and place, of mood and manners, tells its story in three the first and third, through Bernard Middleton, a young Englishman on tour, which sees the beginning and the end of Madame Solario’s stay at Cadenabbia, on Lake Como; and the second through the unrelenting questioning of Madame Solario by her brother, Eugene Harden.It is 1906 and Cadenabbia’s visitors are ending the summer, their many nationalities, titles, money, idle chatter making a new world for Bernard, while Count Kavonski’s pursuit of Madame Solario gives him a chance to protect the woman who has infatuated him. The antagonism between the two is dissolved when Eugene appears, and envelops Madame in his plans for an opportunist alliance with wealth.
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