Dopo il divorzio

by Grazia Deledda

"Dopo il divorzio" by Grazia Deledda is a novel published in 1902. Costantino Ledda is wrongly convicted of murdering his uncle but accepts his sentence out of love for his wife, Giovanna. Left without support, Giovanna divorces him and marries a wealthy but cruel landowner. When Costantino is freed after the real killer confesses, he and Giovanna begin a forbidden relationship. Set during heated debates over divorce in Italy, the novel explores loyalty, sacrifice, and impossible choices.