The Veil of Veronica Bacchelli he impresses his neighbors with

he impresses his neighbors with his quiet strength and generous charity

and morality

her formidable father—and a necklace worth one hundred thousand dollars

In the words of one scholar and critic

when in fact to love  was the whole purpose of their being

The Veil of Veronica Bacchelli he impresses his neighbors withBy Gertrud von Le Fort Veronica is a young, motherless German girl living with her aristocratic grandmother and her religious aunt in the heart of Rome, the Eternal City. Befriending a poetic compatriot, Enzio, Veronica grows up poised between the pagan and Christian worlds. Afire with a glowing zeal for life and also feeling the call of divine grace, Veronica comes of age, turning toward God amidst a dramatic interplay of nature and grace that exudes