Discover the astonishingly powerful debut novel by the beloved feminist author of the ābrilliantā (The Wall Street Journal) Forbidden Notebook and the ācourageousā (The Washington Post) Her Side of the Story that was so subversive, it was banned by the Italian Fascist regime when it was first published in 1938.
A coming-of-age novel that is as relevant today as it was nearly ninety years ago, Thereās No Turning Back centers on eight women with radically different backgrounds who attend the same college in Rome. Some are there to study, others to escape a scandal, or keep a secret, and during their time there, they experience the challenges of love, work, and emancipation.
Considered experimental and revolutionary at the time, this novel established Alba de CĆ©spedes as a powerful new voice in the 20th century. Translated by Ann Goldstein, Thereās No Turning Back demonstrates why de CĆ©spedes deserves āan important place in the canon of womenās literatureā (Chicago Review of Books).