Giovanna Era's husband Costantino is convicted of the murder of his uncles and sentenced to twenty years in prison. Although Giovanna believes in his innocence, she faces mounting social pressure and financial hardship, leading her to divorce him and remarry. When Costantino is eventually exonerated and released, the consequences of Giovanna's choice reverberate through her life and the lives of those around her.

Grazia Deledda was a Sardinian author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1926, the first Italian woman to do so. Her works are deeply rooted in the landscape and customs of Sardinia, and After the Divorce (originally titled Dopo il Divorzio) exemplifies her preoccupation with themes of guilt, redemption, and the conflict between modern legal structures and traditional Sardinian values.

Perfect for readers who appreciate Nobel Prize-winning literary fiction with rich cultural texture. Deledda's atmospheric prose brings nineteenth-century Sardinia vividly to life while exploring timeless questions of justice, loyalty, and the bonds of marriage and community.

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