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Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady
by Kate Summerscale
by Kate Summerscale
Arlena's review
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Mar 31, 12
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Read from March 06 to 07, 2012
Mrs. Robertson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady
Author: Kate Summerscale
Published By: Walker & company
Age Recommend: Adult
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Raven Rating: 4
Blog Review For: GMTA
Review:
"Mrs. Robertson's Disgrace" by Kate Summerscale was a very interesting read. There was a lot of Victorian history that this author used in her story to make it really unique in more ways than one. Truly Isabella Robinson was a really interesting person that kept you
wanting to know just what she was going to write in that diary of hers. Kate was a middle class wife that was very lonely woman and having a husband like Henry Robinson who was cold to her only could lead Isabella to do what she did best and that was to write her
fantasies in her private diary. Were these fantasies real?
Henry was from the Edinburgh's society and worked and traveled away from home. It was very interested how the author was able to bring in the character Dr. Edward Lane who Isabella was infatuated with. This had been going on for five years....(this comes from her dairy). What is to be made of this? Well, Henry finds this diary with all on its intimates of Kates' sexual interests and petitions the court for a divorce for reasons of adultery. This trial was very interesting in itself. ...for you will just have to read this great novel to see out it turns out. Be prepared for a long and detailed read ...sometimes I got a little lost and had to back up a bit, but in the end this novel was a read that proved to be quite interesting especially due to the fact that divorce had been illegal in England at this time. Plus the main fact was that Mrs. Robinson's diary was read in open court. WoW!
I will not let you know the outcome but it was interesting to find out just how all of this comes out. It is really worth the read. It will keep you turning the page to see what is going out next.
If you are into Victorian history setting back in 1850's you will love this novel "Mrs. Robertson's Disgrace" and I would recommend this for a good read.
Read more: http://www.greatmindsthinkaloud.probo...
Author: Kate Summerscale
Published By: Walker & company
Age Recommend: Adult
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Raven Rating: 4
Blog Review For: GMTA
Review:
"Mrs. Robertson's Disgrace" by Kate Summerscale was a very interesting read. There was a lot of Victorian history that this author used in her story to make it really unique in more ways than one. Truly Isabella Robinson was a really interesting person that kept you
wanting to know just what she was going to write in that diary of hers. Kate was a middle class wife that was very lonely woman and having a husband like Henry Robinson who was cold to her only could lead Isabella to do what she did best and that was to write her
fantasies in her private diary. Were these fantasies real?
Henry was from the Edinburgh's society and worked and traveled away from home. It was very interested how the author was able to bring in the character Dr. Edward Lane who Isabella was infatuated with. This had been going on for five years....(this comes from her dairy). What is to be made of this? Well, Henry finds this diary with all on its intimates of Kates' sexual interests and petitions the court for a divorce for reasons of adultery. This trial was very interesting in itself. ...for you will just have to read this great novel to see out it turns out. Be prepared for a long and detailed read ...sometimes I got a little lost and had to back up a bit, but in the end this novel was a read that proved to be quite interesting especially due to the fact that divorce had been illegal in England at this time. Plus the main fact was that Mrs. Robinson's diary was read in open court. WoW!
I will not let you know the outcome but it was interesting to find out just how all of this comes out. It is really worth the read. It will keep you turning the page to see what is going out next.
If you are into Victorian history setting back in 1850's you will love this novel "Mrs. Robertson's Disgrace" and I would recommend this for a good read.
Read more: http://www.greatmindsthinkaloud.probo...
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