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Violence
Some
Wartime violence; Clea's accident with a spear
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult sexual relationship; love scene
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of artistic transformation, love, and the possibility of change
What this book is about
The final Alexandria Quartet novel (1960). The narrator returns to wartime Alexandria and finds Clea, a painter he has always loved. Features adult sexual relationships and the violence of World War II in Alexandria. A more hopeful conclusion than the earlier volumes. For adults.
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Adult sexual content
Wartime violence
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