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The Roman Spring Of Mrs Stone

By Tennessee Williams
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The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone traces the poignant journey of a once-celebrated American actress who becomes a wealthy widow. Seeking to escape the passage of time and fading beauty, she retreats to Rome, only to find that age and loneliness follow her. In a desperate bid for companionship and vitality, she takes a young Italian lover, but this fragile arrangement demands a high cost — her dignity.
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Mrs Stone changed from a famous, rich American actress to a notorious, very rich American widow. But the transition took years and all that time her youth and legendary beauty slipped away. Frantic, she decides to take a lover, a young and very handsome Italian, being prepared to invest in his body for good return.

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The Roman Spring Of Mrs Stone charts the transformation of Mrs Stone from a famous, rich American actress to a notorious, very wealthy American widow. This transition takes years, during which her youth and legendary beauty gradually slip away.

In search of an escape, she flees to Rome. However, even the distractions of the Eternal City cannot halt the advance of old age as it inexorably makes its mark on her life. In a frantic bid to cling to vitality, she decides to take a lover—a young and exceptionally attractive Italian—investing in his physical allure for some semblance of return.

Yet, the cost proves too great. It is not the financial burden that overwhelms her but rather the toll on her dignity.

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ISBN: 9780099288626

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 1999

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 97g

Pages: 128

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Tennessee Williams (Thomas Lanier Williams) was born in 1911 in Mississippi where he was brought up before moving to St Louis. He studied at the Universities of Washington and Iowa, and in New York while embarking on a career as a playwright. He achieved popular and critical success with many of his plays including The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He also wrote a novella, and some collections of poems and short stories. His Memoirs appeared in 1975. He died in 1983.

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