English & Literature
Who is Madre Badessa from The Sixteen Pleasures and what is their importance?
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Madre Badessa, the abbess, is Alessandro Postiglione's cousin. She is in charge of the convent where Margot lives. Modern-thinking and with an acumen for business, she is not judgmental and treats Margot as if she were her daughter.