Discover the astonishingly powerful debut novel by the beloved feminist author of the âbrilliantâ (The Wall Street Journal) Forbidden Notebook and the âcourageousâ (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, Thereâs 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 CĂ©spedes as a powerful new voice in the 20th century. Translated by Ann Goldstein, Thereâs No Turning Back demonstrates why de CĂ©spedes deserves âan important place in the canon of womenâs literatureâ (Chicago Review of Books).