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Cover of House of Mist

House of Mist

by María Luisa Bombal

1947 · literary fiction · adult

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Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
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In House of Mist, Helga has a powerfully imaginative inner life entirely unappreciated by her husband until he finally learns to value her as more than a trophy. The Shrouded Woman show a corpse reviewing her life as she views the mouners at her wake.

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