| 词条 | The Divided Lady |
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| name = The Divided Lady | title_orig = | translator = | image = Divided lady.jpg | caption = First UK edition | author = Bruce Marshall | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = Scotland | language = English | series = | genre = | publisher = Collins (UK) Houghton Mifflin (US) | pub_date = 1960 | english_pub_date = | media_type = Print (paperback) | pages = 158 | isbn = | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} The Divided Lady is a 1960 novel by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall. Plot summaryThe style of this book is unusual for a Marshall work. The first half of the book alternates present time with flashbacks from the central character's earlier life. James Childers, an accountant with a large London firm is sent to Rome to investigate a business deal. The Sisters of Ramoth-Gilead have invested a considerable sum with Morobito, a famous film producer, to make a movie about St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo of Turin. The Sisters suspect they have been swindled. Childers, who served in Rome in the post-World War II era, quickly revisits old haunts. The chapters switch back and forth between events during his original tour in Rome and the current one. Post-World War II Childers worked for the British Army dealing with Displaced Persons, specifically their financial situations. In his spare time he pursued Phoebe & Sarah, beautiful, identical twins who are aides of the General Childers also works for. In the present time, while investigating the Sisters' case, Childers renews his acquaintanceship with Bice, the daughter of a wealthy Duke who was a teenager when he was last in Rome. Bice hopes to use this relationship to get a part in Morobito's film. But Childers also meets Mila, who is what the Italians call a "Divided Lady," meaning that she is separated from her husband and hoping to obtain an annulment from the Catholic Church.[1] References1. ^Marshall, B: The Divided Lady Popular Library New York 1960. {{Bruce Marshall}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Divided Lady}} 4 : 1960 British novels|Novels by Bruce Marshall|Novels set in Rome|William Collins, Sons books |
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