The Fast of St. Magdalen V2: A Romance (1819) is a novel written by Anna Maria Porter. The book is the second volume in a series of two and tells the story of a young woman named Magdalen who is forced to fast for 40 days and 40 nights as part of a religious ritual. During this time, she falls in love with a man named Alphonso, who is also fasting for religious reasons. The two of them struggle to resist their feelings for each other and stay true...