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The Dangerous Age - Karin Michaëlis
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"...At forty-two, approaching that "dangerous age" and determined to eliminate the hypocrisy in her life, Elsie divorces her husband, leaves behind a young potential lover, and retreats to an isolated villa on an island...Her moods and desires constantly shift as she searches for self in the midst of societal expectations; as a result, her letters and diary are complicated and contradictory..."
(E.B., p. 109)
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