Project Gutenberg 2020-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 178 Deledda, Grazia 1871 1936 Madesani, Grazia Deledda Deledda, Maria Grazia Cosima Wylde, Katharine 1854 1941 Colvill, Helen Hester Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story" by Grazia Deledda is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in Sardinia and explores themes of love, betrayal, and social constraints through the eyes of a young girl named Olì. At the heart of the narrative is Olì's passionate relationship with a farm-laborer named Anania, complicated by his deception regarding his marital status, leading to significant turmoil in her life. The opening of the novel introduces us to Olì on Midsummer Eve, as she collects flowers for a ritual to bind love. At just fifteen, she is depicted as a beautiful, exotic girl, caught in the thrill of young love with Anania, a charming yet dishonest young man. The narrative hints at the development of their secret and intense romance, which carries with it the weight of societal judgment and familial expectations. Olì's father, aware of the budding relationship, harshly warns her about Anania's true identity, foreshadowing the chaos that will ensue in Olì's life as she grapples with love, abandonment, and the yearning for a better future. The vivid descriptions of the Sardinian landscape and the tension between tradition and desire set a poignant tone for this tale of youthful passion and the harsh realities of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Unmarried mothers -- Fiction Parent and child -- Fiction Sardinia (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels 498055 2025-07-25T09:57:03.475644 text/html 481945 2024-10-18T08:51:57 text/html 508249 2025-07-25T09:57:14.311553 application/epub+zip 515587 2025-07-25T09:57:07.369681 application/epub+zip 515588 2025-07-25T09:57:05.146611 application/epub+zip 568013 2025-07-25T09:57:18.535545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551431 2025-07-25T09:57:12.719550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551459 2022-09-28T20:08:22.314419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464140 2025-07-25T09:57:02.413647 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 444298 2024-10-18T08:51:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17287 2025-07-25T09:57:18.670524 application/rdf+xml 16843 2025-07-25T09:57:05.863599 image/jpeg 3517 2025-07-25T09:57:05.493607 image/jpeg 922968 2025-07-25T09:57:03.536600 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia