# Grazia — After the Divorce character guide

> Grazia in After the Divorce by Grazia Deledda.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Miss Grazia

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-ii

## Snapshot

Young Grazia accepts Costantino's small gifts and quiet visits, half-guessing his secret and half-willing to be the door through which it passes.

## Who they are

A young woman of the neighborhood who receives shoes and small services from Costantino, she is shrewd enough to suspect his feelings for Giovanna without prying into them. Her discretion, or her willingness to look away, makes her a possible ally in a village where every wall has ears. She matters because she represents the narrow margin of privacy the lovers have left, and the small, unspoken bargains that keep a scandal from breaking open too soon.

## Relationships

### [Aunt Bachissia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/aunt_bachissia)

_family_

Aunt Bachissia and Grazia are relatives, with a close and caring familial bond.

### [Aunt Bachissia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/aunt_bachissia)

_family_

Aunt Bachissia and Grazia are relatives, with a close and caring familial bond.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-i)

An orphaned girl living with the Porrus, she is sensitive and tearful, caught in the household's tensions and teased by the children.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-ii)

Present at Aunt Porredda's house during the meal, falling asleep over her dinner.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-ix)

Grazia, now a tall and pretty girl, is seen reading a fashion paper, largely detached from the adult conversation.

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