{"product_id":"helena-large-print","title":"Helena — Großdruck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if your place in a family depends on a dead man's wish—and the kindness of people who distrust you?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCounselor Vale dies, and his will names Helena as his daughter. She enters a comfortable household outside Rio de Janeiro, carrying a private burden. His son Estácio wants to honor his father's wishes. His sister, Dona Úrsula, watches the newcomer for any fault. A home is offered, but belonging is less certain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstácio trusts reason, yet his feelings around Helena begin to trouble him. Eugênia, whom he is expected to marry, senses his attention moving elsewhere. In Helena, Machado de Assis brings love, money and family honor into quiet conflict. Every favor raises a question: what does Helena owe those who give her shelter?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA home with conditions\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Helena as she seeks acceptance where kindness can be withdrawn as easily as given.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReason meets unruly feeling\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Estácio struggle to understand emotions he insists are only a brother's care.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManners that conceal fear\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter drawing rooms and gardens where polite exchanges carry the weight of family honor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove under family pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Eugênia and Mendonça as expected marriages and courtship complicate an already uneasy household.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe cost of dependence\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore how money, class and favor shape the choices available to a young woman.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love nineteenth-century novels of family, manners and moral pressure, or want to explore Machado before his later work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and enter a household where a generous wish leaves difficult questions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534748254556,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/13219_en_ebook-front_c20_ed3270b9-7246-4ad9-9f69-d41622ec68a1.jpg?v=1792175169","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/helena-grossdruck","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}