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The Wingless Bird
Even the approach to Christmas fails to excite restless Agnes Conway, the twenty-two-year-old manager of the sweet and tobacconist shops owned by her feckless father. There are dark secrets in Arthur Conway's past, and these come tragically to light when Agnes's younger sister falls pregnant by one of the notorious Felton brothers. And Agnes herself has a secret, which she...more
Paperback, 512 pages
Published
February 1st 1991
by Corgi
(first published September 1st 1990)
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I did not read this book but I streamed the movie adaptation via Netflix:
"The Wingless Bird" (TV mini-series 1997)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141988/
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Cat...
One of the user reviews at IMDb sums it up nicely:
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"This is typical Cookson territory, really. There's high drama, attempted murders, disgrace, scandal, and a swathe of upper class snooty horrors...
"'The Wingless Bird' is engrossing, if predictable, far...more
I did not read this book but I streamed the movie adaptation via Netflix:
"The Wingless Bird" (TV mini-series 1997)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141988/
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Cat...
One of the user reviews at IMDb sums it up nicely:
=============================================
"This is typical Cookson territory, really. There's high drama, attempted murders, disgrace, scandal, and a swathe of upper class snooty horrors...
"'The Wingless Bird' is engrossing, if predictable, far...more
I enjoy reading Catherine Cookson on my trips to the US. Her books are "light" but not trash. She deals alot with class issues in England. her books have very dramatic elements which remind me of the heavy "Romances" (ex in this book the heroine's father shot her in the arm)but again, they are welldone and not mindless. In fact i enjoy a good Catherine Cookson book every now and then.
I liked the style of writing and the use of the war and its effects on everyone. I liked the strong character of Agnes and her determination through the book. Her acceptance of her social standing and to never waiver was admirable. I especially enjoyed the outstanding epilogue because it seemed to complete the characters' journey and made me smile.
As in most of Cookson's books she writes with strong female characters overcoming some miserable circumstance or misfortune. I also love the English accents given her characters. If you like books set in old England and well developed characters, you will enjoy books by Catherine Cookson!
Mar 31, 2013
Eddy Allen
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fiction-and-westerns
Even the approach of Christmas, 1913, fails to excite the restless Agnes Conway, the twenty-two-year-old manager of her feckless father's adjoining sweet and tobacconist shops. There are dark secrets in Arthur Conway's past, and these come tragically to light when Agnes's younger sister becomes pregnant by one of the notorious Felton brothers. And Agnes herself has a secret, which she knows she must keep from her father: an attachment to Charles Farrier, son of a local landowner, who outrages hi...more
Set during and after the First World War, this was a touching and entertaining story with both romance and tragedy. I especially really liked Agnes' character. A very enjoyable read.
This is one of her best books - riveting and a page turner.
Back Cover Blurb:
Agnes Conway has had to put up with a violent father, who owns adjoining sweet and tobacconist shops; a mother who doesn't care and a flighty sister who becomes pregnant by one of the notorious Felton brothers. Although Agnes still loves them all she spends her time working in the family shop hoping for a life of her own.
Then all at once she discovers that things are not right with her family, her parents hate each other...more
Back Cover Blurb:
Agnes Conway has had to put up with a violent father, who owns adjoining sweet and tobacconist shops; a mother who doesn't care and a flighty sister who becomes pregnant by one of the notorious Felton brothers. Although Agnes still loves them all she spends her time working in the family shop hoping for a life of her own.
Then all at once she discovers that things are not right with her family, her parents hate each other...more
เริ่มอ่านตอนไหน จบตอนไหน มิทราบ สนุกเกินไป นี่กูคงเสพติดเมโลดราม่าแล้วสินะ
Great Netflix mini series
GOOD
Aug 09, 2011
Charlotte Elizabetth Hall
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
catherine-cookson
One of my favourites!! Another Post first World War classic! Poverty v's riches! Agnes, the sweet shop girls falling for the writer son of a rich establied family. Once married her husband dies of Pneumonia, then falls for his brother who was horrible scarred in the trenches. Durham and Newcastle are featured beautifully
I read all of Catherine Cookson's books some years ago and enjoyed them immensley. I recently re-read all of them and find that on a second look I found them all so very predictable, and was rather disappointed. However I'm sure that it is my tastes that have changed not the calibre of her story telling.
Dec 11, 2011
Mary
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Anyone who enjoys historical fiction
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Bookmooch
This is the story of Agnes Conway and her escape from a humdrum life in to a life of unexpected love. I have to say that although Catherine Cookson can be relied upon for good plots, she is somewhat repetitive in her phrasing and language style. I give this story a B+!
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Catherine Cookson was born in Tyne Dock, the illegitimate daughter of a poverty-stricken woman, Kate, whom she believed to be her older sister. She began work in service but eventually moved south to Hastings, where she met and married Tom Cookson, a local grammar-school master. Although she was originally acclaimed as a regional writer - her novel The Round Tower won the Winifred Holtby Award for...more
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