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Alba de Céspedes (1911-1997) married at fifteen, became a mother at sixteen and divorced by twenty. That’s when she started her writing career, working as a journalist, novelist and editor. She was jailed twice for her activities in the anti-fascist movement. Her novel There’s No Turning Backwas an instant bestseller when it came out in 1938 as Nessuno torna indietro, and was subsequently banned by the Fascist authorities. The book revolves around eight young women in a college run by nuns in Rome; the girls are from different backgrounds, but share their hopes for the future. What follows is the first chapter from the English translation by Ann Goldstein, published by Pushkin Press.
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