The Noise of the World is a novel written by American socialist novelist, Adriana Spadoni, later Adriana Spadoni Turner after her marriage to John Kenneth Turner. The story is set in Italy and follows the life of a young woman named Maria, who is struggling to find her place in a world that is rapidly changing. Maria is torn between her traditional upbringing and the new opportunities and freedoms that are emerging for women in the early 20th century...