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Îngeri căzători
by
Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author),
Fraga Cusin
"Îngeri căzători" este o poveste tulburătoare, în care destinele a două familii se împletesc împotriva voinței lor, povestea prieteniilor din copilărie, a trezirii dorințelor sexuale și a fragilitații omenești. O poveste intimă, care însă reflectă și transformarea unei întregi națiuni, lupta pentru sufragiul femeii și credințele nestrămutate puse la îndoială.
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Paperback, 402 pages
Published
May 2003
by Polirom
(first published October 1st 2001)
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Gaslit England during the turn of the century. The story starts during the funeral of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) and ends during the funeral of King Edward VII (1901-1910). On their visit to the cemetery to pay respect to their beloved queen, two families meet: the Colemans and the Waterhouses and their relationships are started by the friendship between their two 5-y/o daughters, Maude Coleman and Lavinia Waterhouse. They meet when they are 5 years old and the story ends when they are in the br...more
Once again Tracy Chevalier weaves a tale of everyday life in a different time- takes us gently through the customs and mores that define a particular point in hostory. She also allows her characters to unfold, not from one single point of view or from an omnipotent observer, but each from their own perspective. Through her words, they each grow and evolve- even the most shallow of characters shows surprising depth. The descriptive quality, simple prose, multiple perspectives, all help the story...more
Mar 16, 2008
Mary Pellecchia
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
history buffs, feminists, people who enjoy experimental narrative
This takes place in Edwardian London, beginning the day after Victoria's death in 1901 and ending with the death of Edward VII in 1910. It concerns how the turn of the 20th Century affects two neighboring families, one of which hearkens back to the Victorian Era and one of which looks ahead to a new time. It especially concerns the incredibly stifling lives of women at the time. The mother in the forward family becomes a suffragette, pushing them forward perhaps a bit faster than they would wish...more
Hmpf.
Hmpf,hmpf.
This book was a bad try at writing dark.
Well all the books from this author are that,but still!
I had a real problem whit the destiny of the main character and her mother.
At least she was the main character to me.
All the others were so horrible you wanted to beat them whit a stick!
So,the mother dies.And the girl does not get the boy she wants because of her winy bratty friend that indirectly messed up her and her mothers life.
Go figure.
I just have enough of injustice to look at in...more
Hmpf,hmpf.
This book was a bad try at writing dark.
Well all the books from this author are that,but still!
I had a real problem whit the destiny of the main character and her mother.
At least she was the main character to me.
All the others were so horrible you wanted to beat them whit a stick!
So,the mother dies.And the girl does not get the boy she wants because of her winy bratty friend that indirectly messed up her and her mothers life.
Go figure.
I just have enough of injustice to look at in...more
Jul 31, 2008
Cheryl Bennett
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
women!
Recommended to Cheryl by:
Patty
This book grabbed me from the very first page. Set at the turn of the century, the story takes place amidst the women's suffrage movement. Gender issues are also noted, whereas the man was the head of the household and "handled" the wife.
Each character speaks individually, allowing the reader to listen and decide for themselves where to put the importance of each character. The voice of the youngest children is included, as is the maid, cook, grave digger to the "gubner."
Issues of class are also...more
Each character speaks individually, allowing the reader to listen and decide for themselves where to put the importance of each character. The voice of the youngest children is included, as is the maid, cook, grave digger to the "gubner."
Issues of class are also...more
I enjoyed this book from the first to the last page. When Maude Coleman and Lavinia Waterhouse, both five years of age, meet at their families' adjoining cemetery plots on the day after Queen Victoria's death, the friendship that results between sensitive, serious-minded Maude and narcissistic, melodramatic Livy is not unlikely, despite the difference in social classes. But the continuing presence in their lives of a young gravedigger, Simon Field, is. Far too cheeky for a boy of his age and cla...more
Nov 06, 2012
Julie
rated it
2 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
2012,
historical-fiction
Ok, this is my third Tracy Chevalier book, and I think I'm done with her now. I really, really enjoyed Girl With a Pearl Earring, which had a lovely atmosphere and focused on subject matter very interesting to me.
This one didn't have those draws. I picked this up because it's right around Election Day and I thought it was all about the women's suffrage movement. Instead, I find it's a story about two families at the turn of the century, and their seriously petty, semi-dysfunctional problems. Wow...more
This one didn't have those draws. I picked this up because it's right around Election Day and I thought it was all about the women's suffrage movement. Instead, I find it's a story about two families at the turn of the century, and their seriously petty, semi-dysfunctional problems. Wow...more
Secondo il mio parere questo è il vero capolavoro della Chevalier. Leggerlo è stata una lotta contro il tempo, divorando le pagine.
La storia come sempre ambietata nel passato, in un momento particolare, la prima settimana di Gennaio del 1900. Siamo in Inghilterra. Due famiglie abbastanza diverse tra loro si incontrano/scontrano per la prima volta in un cimitero, perchè le rispettive tombe di famiglia sono contigue.
Da questo momento le loro vite rimarranno inesorabilmente intrecciate, loro malgr...more
La storia come sempre ambietata nel passato, in un momento particolare, la prima settimana di Gennaio del 1900. Siamo in Inghilterra. Due famiglie abbastanza diverse tra loro si incontrano/scontrano per la prima volta in un cimitero, perchè le rispettive tombe di famiglia sono contigue.
Da questo momento le loro vite rimarranno inesorabilmente intrecciate, loro malgr...more
I had the same feeling about Kitty, who opens this story, as I did about Ella in 'Virgin Blue',i.e. I didn't particularly like her -so self absorbed and apparently unwilling to see things from others' point of view. But, as with Ella, one gets drawn into Kitty's world and how it all looks to her. And this is also true for all the other characters. Once again Chevalier conjures up a lost world so vividly you can even smell it. It's remarkable how Chevalier writes so that you can feel close to cha...more
I'd not read anything by Tracy Chevalier before, though of course I'd seen the film of Girl With A Pearl Earring - so I wasn't sure what to expect.
This book is utterly compelling - a real page-turner. It's the story of two families in London between the death of Queen Victoria and the death of Edward VII, and is told in a number of different voices - the young girl Maude Coleman, her parents, her friend Lavinia Waterhouse, Lavinia's sister Ivy May, Lavinia's parents, the servants in the Coleman...more
This book is utterly compelling - a real page-turner. It's the story of two families in London between the death of Queen Victoria and the death of Edward VII, and is told in a number of different voices - the young girl Maude Coleman, her parents, her friend Lavinia Waterhouse, Lavinia's sister Ivy May, Lavinia's parents, the servants in the Coleman...more
This book was decent and interesting, but it was nothing like Tracy Chevalier's masterpiece, "Girl With a Pearl Earring." I think with Girl With a Pearl Earring, Chevalier set an extremely high standard that she has not been able to attain again with her subsequent books.
The book is written in a narrative from the perspective of several different characters, which is what draws the reader into this otherwise unremarkable novel. I found the characters' fascination with the cemetery a little stran...more
The book is written in a narrative from the perspective of several different characters, which is what draws the reader into this otherwise unremarkable novel. I found the characters' fascination with the cemetery a little stran...more
I found this book to be initially better than the infuriating "Girl with a Pearl Earring", maybe because it tried to present the story from different points of view, but then I got angry because the promise was totally unfulfilled. The characters were unbelievable and flat, as if written with some sort of manual in hand.
There were two girls who became friends despite the differences between their families and personalities, but nothing came out of it, because simply labeling one girl as "shallo...more
There were two girls who became friends despite the differences between their families and personalities, but nothing came out of it, because simply labeling one girl as "shallo...more
I've read and enjoyed a couple of Tracy Chevalier novels, Falling Angels was published in 2002 and it is another great historical read - quirky, informative, at times very funny and some great characters.
It starts at the beginning of the twentieth century and is set in London, narrated by different characters including members of two families and a grave digger's son who lives and works in the neighbouring cemetery.
The two main characters are the two females of the families - Kitty and Gertrude....more
It starts at the beginning of the twentieth century and is set in London, narrated by different characters including members of two families and a grave digger's son who lives and works in the neighbouring cemetery.
The two main characters are the two females of the families - Kitty and Gertrude....more
Victorians were obsessed with death and sex. This book opens with the death of Queen Victoria, and ends with the death of King Edward, placing it squarely in Edwardian times, but the Victorian obsessions of death and sex are the two themes of this novel, pushing and pulling each other forward to modern times or back towards the Victorian age.
The book follows two rival families sharing adjacent cemetery plots and who eventually become next door neighbors. The two little girls become friends, the...more
The book follows two rival families sharing adjacent cemetery plots and who eventually become next door neighbors. The two little girls become friends, the...more
Apr 27, 2011
Lori Anderson
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-fiction
This was one of those stories that brought tears to my eyes at the end. It's an Edwardian tale of friendship, tragedy, loss, and recovery.
Some people say this book isn't plausible because friendships between a richer yet well-grounded girl, a less-rich but melodramatic girl, and a lowly grave-digger their age is highly unlikely. I would say, things happen when kids are involved. You never know who your friends will be.
I was little jarred when the story line, which is told by the point of view of...more
Some people say this book isn't plausible because friendships between a richer yet well-grounded girl, a less-rich but melodramatic girl, and a lowly grave-digger their age is highly unlikely. I would say, things happen when kids are involved. You never know who your friends will be.
I was little jarred when the story line, which is told by the point of view of...more
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This is the third novel by Tracy Chevalier that I have read and I have found them all utterly compelling and so different. I loved the choice of title which I felt was a clever use of symbolism, with angels falling throughout the book! The opening chapter may well surprise you about those staid Victorians.
Falling Angels is about the friendship of two little girls Lavinia Waterhouse and Maude Coleman.
Covering the time from when they first met in the local g...more
This is the third novel by Tracy Chevalier that I have read and I have found them all utterly compelling and so different. I loved the choice of title which I felt was a clever use of symbolism, with angels falling throughout the book! The opening chapter may well surprise you about those staid Victorians.
Falling Angels is about the friendship of two little girls Lavinia Waterhouse and Maude Coleman.
Covering the time from when they first met in the local g...more
London in the first decade of the 20th century, and as the long reign of Queen Victoria comes to an end with her death in January 1901 and she is succeeded by her more progressive son Edward, the times are changing in other ways too, most notably through the rise of the women's movement, which becomes a force in the shape of the Suffragettes.
Maude Coleman and Lavinia Waterhouse, two young daughters of families with adjoining houses in the St.Pancras area and adjacent plots in the local cemetery...more
Maude Coleman and Lavinia Waterhouse, two young daughters of families with adjoining houses in the St.Pancras area and adjacent plots in the local cemetery...more
Wel een aardig boek om te lezen, ofschoon ik in het begin dacht wat moet ik hiermee. Gaandeweg werd het boeiender. Het boek speelt zich af in Engeland aan het begin van vertelt het verhaal van twintigste eeuw. Koningin Victoria is net overleden en twee meisjes van een jaar of zes/zeven (Lavinia en Maude) ontmoeten elkaar op de begraafplaats waar hun beider families een familiegraf hebben. De graven liggen naast elkaar. Er ontstaat een hechte vriendschap tussen de twee meisjes, ondanks dat de oud...more
Overall a very interesting book. I enjoyed the multiple perspectives which allowed us to completely understand the events with a satisfying thoroughness. For example, with only Kitty's perspective, it was an embarrassing event to have shown up to the graveyard wearing a dark blue dress, but with Gertrude's perspective we learned that she was actually envied for how she looked in that dress. It was hard to identify with one character, and for the most part they all seemed fairly selfish. This sel...more
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This tale opens on the day of Queen Victoria's death. Two families, with adjacent plots, meet for the first time at the cemetary. The book follows these two familes through their ups and downs over the course of nine years. The story pretty much revolves around the cemetary and is quite the commentary of Victorian England's obsession with death.
I enjoyed hearing everyone's voice: the story was told through about a dozen differnt "voices". It was never hard to keep up with each voice, and I enjo...more
I enjoyed hearing everyone's voice: the story was told through about a dozen differnt "voices". It was never hard to keep up with each voice, and I enjo...more
When I picked the book I was intrigued by the time period and the vehicle of using several characters and their point of view to narrate the story. I read “Girl with the Pearl Earring” which I liked very much and thought the author did a marvelous job researching the period and bringing the time period and the characters were well developed. Based on my past experience with this author I thought I’d give it a try. Unfortunately I was deeply disappointed with this book.
Various characters in the...more
Various characters in the...more
No spoilers.
Blurb: A panoramic vision of Edwardian London from the point of view of women, girls and gravediggers. (with a little from the disconnected men of their lives) As an audiobook, a passable way to pass the time. A little overly predictable.
Longer version: Spanning the Edwardian reign (there's probably some significance to this that I didn't figure out), we follow the lives and thoughts of two young girls, their mothers, a maid, a cook and one mother-in-law. In addition, the small grave...more
Blurb: A panoramic vision of Edwardian London from the point of view of women, girls and gravediggers. (with a little from the disconnected men of their lives) As an audiobook, a passable way to pass the time. A little overly predictable.
Longer version: Spanning the Edwardian reign (there's probably some significance to this that I didn't figure out), we follow the lives and thoughts of two young girls, their mothers, a maid, a cook and one mother-in-law. In addition, the small grave...more
c2001. I got this book from the library but what I really wanted to read was another book with the same name but by a different author which the library did not have. Perhaps this coloured my feelings for this book but I found it a pretty pointless book. The only blurb on the cover all related to Girl with a Pearl Earring. The only good thing about this book is that it is a quick read. I found the plot to be disjointed with no real explanations or details given eg what really happened to Ivy May...more
I love this author, and the subject matter of this book was so macabre, yet intriguing. On my last trip to London we visited Highgate cemetery (which the fictional cemetery in this book is based on. Chevalier describes everything is such detail. Highgate was a Victorian cemetery and can only be toured on the Victorian side with a guide. I was as enchanted with this book as I was with the cemetery. Both gave me chills.
Jun 06, 2009
lara
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
People looking for an easy read, not passionately interested in women's suffrae
Shelves:
read-summer-2009
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told in overlapping threads using the various voices of the characters in the tale, it explores the Victorian culture, mores, customs and the political suffragette movement. Some of the characters are "high society", while others are of servant and lower classes. The author has obviously explored the historical background and is holding up a mirror to the themes of women's rights, class structures, views on marriage and attitudes toward death and social customs.
I liked the children's views of t...more
I liked the children's views of t...more
Apr 17, 2009
Meghan
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-fiction,
library
Do you ever pick up a book, thinking it sounds really interesting, and then when you start reading it, go "wait a minute, I think I've read this already!" Yep. Happened with this one. And I remember I liked it the first time I read it. But let's just say it doesn't age well, and I wasn't so fond of it the second time around. I like Chevalier (The Lady and the Unicorn is my favorite of hers). But this one was really almost too simple in writing. I kept picturing Mary Poppins through the whole thi...more
Oldie, but goodie.
This book was assigned to me for a class. I found it to be very interesting. The point of view for this book switches between all the main characters which gives the reader a better view of what is happening. This book takes place during the 1900's which is a huge time shift, but I feel like the gap is covered and filled.
In this story two families come together at the funeral of Queen, discovering they have grave plots next to each other. From this moment a relationship build...more
This book was assigned to me for a class. I found it to be very interesting. The point of view for this book switches between all the main characters which gives the reader a better view of what is happening. This book takes place during the 1900's which is a huge time shift, but I feel like the gap is covered and filled.
In this story two families come together at the funeral of Queen, discovering they have grave plots next to each other. From this moment a relationship build...more
Jul 25, 2011
Yvonne Boag
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical,
fiction
I have yet to be dissapointed by any of Tracy Chevalier's books and this book was no exception. Starting in 1901 when Queen Victoria dies two families visit their neighbouring graves. On one grave is a huge urn and on the other, an angel. Maude Coleman and Lavinia Waterhouse are both 5 and immediately become best friends much to their respective mothers unease. A year later the Waterhouse family move into the neighbourhood and from that point their lives become entwined.
This is a book about deat...more
This is a book about deat...more
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19 October 1962 in Washington, DC. Youngest of 3 children. Father was a photographer for The Washington Post.
Childhood:
Nerdy. Spent a lot of time lying on my bed reading. Favorite authors back then: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Madeleine L’Engle, Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Joan Aiken, Susan Cooper, Lloyd Alexander. Book I would have taken to a desert island: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery.
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19 October 1962 in Washington, DC. Youngest of 3 children. Father was a photographer for The Washington Post.
Childhood:
Nerdy. Spent a lot of time lying on my bed reading. Favorite authors back then: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Madeleine L’Engle, Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Joan Aiken, Susan Cooper, Lloyd Alexander. Book I would have taken to a desert island: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery.
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Mar 31, 2011 12:10am
This is my favorite style of narration. :)
Mar 31, 2011 12:30am
KWESI: On the contrary, there is no history here. Chevalier only used the deaths of the queen and king as backdrops at t...more
Mar 31, 2011 04:30pm