The Two Margherita: "We all have our Demons" Page #2

Contemporary Margherita meets in a church the body of Saint Margherita, who died 800 years ago; in the process of returning to the religion, she believes that happened a process of reincarnation, and the Saint's soul entered her body... This story passes through two different periods in Tuscan history, with the character of Margherita appearing at times as a holy figure of the 12th century and at times as a modern-day Margherita. Is there any connection between the two characters? Is the modern-day Margherita influenced psychologically or spiritually by the Holy Margherita? Is it a case of reincarnation? The reader will experience two historical periods, eight hundred years apart, intertwined with each other, revelations and parallel lives shrouded in mysterious, hallucinatory reality, occurring in the most beautiful region in the world, where history has always blended with romance, religion, and mystery.

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Despite being beautiful with long golden hair that attracted the attention of strangers and passersby, Margherita never once received a caress or a hug, not from her father or stepmother. At home, she felt detested and unwanted. Her father, Tancredi, associated her with his former troubles and turned his head away because she reminded him too much of his first wife. 
At the age of twelve, Margherita looked after her two younger stepbrothers and became a slave in her own home. Her world centered around household chores and the children. Her best moments were on Sundays when she went with everyone to church to pray and was dressed in clean, neat clothing. Market days were also days of joy for her because she felt like a queen when everyone gave her admiring glances because of her extraordinary beauty. She wore clothes that emphasized her budding breasts emerging from beneath her shirt and subtly swayed her hips as she walked among the stalls while traders threw gifts at her. Some gave her apples, while others gave her walnuts from the forest and deep-fried baked bagels whose smell attracted visitors from all around the market. At times she even received a chunk of smoked pork or goat's cheese, and she sensed the traders' quickness as they tried to pinch her behind or send her a wink.
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