# After the Divorce — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for After the Divorce by Grazia Deledda.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph quotes St. Luke 18:33-34, foreshadowing suffering and a lack of understanding among those who witness it.
- [After the Divorce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/after-the-divorce.md): Giovanna Era has obtained a divorce from Costantino Ledda and married Brontu Dejas. The chapter explores her new life in the Dejas household, her complex feelings about the marriage, and the social dynamics within the co
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-i.md): Giovanna Era, distraught over her husband Costantino Ledda's impending trial, seeks refuge with the Porru family. The chapter introduces the Porru household, including the student Paolo Porru, and explores themes of grie
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-ii.md): The chapter opens on the morning of Costantino's sentencing. Giovanna awakens with dread, and she and Aunt Bachissia bring him food at the prison. In the courtroom, the defense lawyer speaks, but Costantino interrupts to
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-iii.md): Giovanna Era returns to her village after Costantino Ledda's condemnation, struggling with grief and despair while her mother, Aunt Bachissia, tries to force her to accept the verdict. The journey home is depicted in a d

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- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xvii.md)
- [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-epilogue.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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