sentences:  Focusing on the habits and customs of Gheg Albanians in Northern Albania the novel set in Shkodra during 1842, is classically structured roman-feuilleton, rather excessively sentimental for modern tastes and follows the tribulations of the fair but married Bardha and her lover, the young Aradi.It was written not only as an entertaining love story but also with a view to informing the western reader of the customs and habits of the northern Albanians.Bardha is no doubt the personification of Albania itself, married off against her will to the powers that be.