Oriole's daughter, a novel, Volume 1 (of 3)

A recently widowed English sculptor living in Rome reorients her life around artistic study and personal independence, finding solace and purpose in her work. When her long-standing landlady announces she will leave and the house will be managed by less suitable relatives, the artist faces the practical threat to her living and studio arrangements and must assert herself to protect her livelihood. The narrative traces her daily struggles, creative striving, social interactions, and inner resilience, examining tensions between aesthetic ambition and domestic constraints while portraying the small dramas of expatriate life and the quiet determination required to maintain autonomy.