Beautiful, proud Roxana is terrified of being poor. When her foolish husband leaves her penniless with five children, she must choose between being a virtuous beggar or a rich whore. A vivid satire on a dissolute society, this book presents a psychologically acute evocation of the ways in which...
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Beautiful, proud Roxana is terrified of being poor. When her foolish husband leaves her penniless with five children, she must choose between being a virtuous beggar or a rich whore. A vivid satire on a dissolute society, this book presents a psychologically acute evocation of the ways in which vanity and ambition can corrupt the human soul.
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Připadala mi stejná jako Moll Flandersová ačkoliv mám pocit, že Moll spadla do stoupy a Roxana šla do vyšší sfery.
Autor u mě vzbudil zvědavost o koho v románu jde. Opuštěná matka? Matka, která opustila děti, když byly malé a když dospěli, tak se před nimi zatajována.