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Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron

Author
Mary Cholmondeley
Read by
Finian Silverwood
Language
English
Length
8 hours 27 minutes
ISBN
9781836102557
Published
13 March 2026
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • forbidden love
  • unhappy marriage
  • emotional conflict
  • societal expectations
  • tragic romance
  • loyalty and duty
  • inner turmoil
  • aristocratic life
  • moral dilemma
  • passion and restraint

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In Rome, Duchess Fay of Colle Alto lives an empty marriage until cousin Michael returns and love, duty, and reputation collide. Cholmondeley's drama of a woman trapped between social expectation and private longing. Spoken as when a title still cannot free a heart already bound.

Author

Mary Cholmondeley (1859–1925) was English novelist of psychological depth. Born aristocratic, she explored Victorian women's constraints. Her breakthrough, "Red Pottage," depicted repression and greed. She portrayed claustrophobic domestic settings, blending mystery with realism. Unmarried, she channelled observation into fiction. Her work influenced feminist literature.

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