The Call of the Blood

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The Call of the Blood The Call of the Blood

Author: Robert Smythe Hichens

Category: Other

Published: 17/04/2019

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The honeymoon period is brief for newlyweds Hermione and Maurice when the new bride is called to the bedside of a dying friend, leaving her young, handsome husband home alone. Meanwhile, Maurice meets Maddalena, a peasant girl he cannot resist. In all of his hot-blooded passion, he has not predicted the dramatic reaction of Maddalena's family. Imagine the scene when the older, intellectual Hermione returns.