Ball of Snakes. Theresa Desqueira

Lie, deception, indifference, polite insinuations - this is the everyday life of a large and seemingly happy family of a successful provincial lawyer Louis Calais, an esteemed elder dying in the hands of numerous offspring. No. There were neither open... nor secret scandals. How and why did a once-happy family turn into a ball of snakes? Theresa Desqueira had everything a person needs for happiness. What drove the woman to renounce a prosperous existence and commit a terrible crime? The novel Theresa Desqueira, included in the list of the 100 best works of world literature, is the story of a strong, unhappy, and restless woman who, like a bird, is locked behind the living bars of the cage called family.