Summary
Karin Michaelis: Seven Sisters
The life of a Danish family, described by Karin Michaelis. The whole book is composed in the form of letters, which the sisters write to each other. The main role is played by an opera singer, who changes husbands like shirts and remarries several times, until finally she is left alone like a stump and indulges in sentimental sighing for her wasted youth. One sister ends up committing suicide, because her lover cheats on her and takes another. The pages of the sister, who is a Malvaro midwife by trade, are written with irresistible humor, until she settles down as the manager of the "Home for Corrupted Girls". The compassion of the great writer, who deeply feels for her female companions, hovers over the entire work. It is a beautiful and rich book, because it expresses everything that can be of interest to today's woman in her family and free life. When you read it, you feel the desire to give it to your loved ones with the words: "You have to read this".
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