Her Side of the Story

«Her Side of the Story» — a novel by Alba de Céspedes, which, according to information for 2025, is scheduled for publication in 2026 by Livebook.
Alessandra always wanted more than life could offer her. Growing up in an apartment building in Rome in the 1930s, she watches her mother's dreams crumble, while her own future becomes increasingly uncertain. She falls passionately in love with Francesco, an anti-fascist professor, marries him, but finds herself merely dependent on her husband, who never wished to understand her deep feelings. She increasingly asks herself the question: what does it take to break free from society's expectations and start living by her own rules.