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Those Barren Leaves Part 1 An Evening at Mrs. Aldwinkle's Chapter 2
In which the dusky splendour of an Italian palace and its sweeping landscape serves as a backdrop to Mrs. Aldwinkle’s imperious and somewhat theatrical hospitality, as she escorts her guests through the familiar grandeur and history she claims as her own. Amongst whispered intimacies and scattered jewels, the delicate interplay of past and present, youth and age, art and authenticity quietly unfurls beneath the imposing vaulted ceilings and verdant terraces.
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