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It's been said by most reviewers but this book was heartbreaking. Not only because of the plight that Tess goes through but because nearly 150 years later women across the globe are still facing the same unfairness.
Although I see this book mainly as an exploration of how women's actions are policed and judged, it still touches on other subjects such as poverty, industrialisation, and rural Britain's changing face in the 19th century. And as always, it includes Hardy's lush descriptions of lands ...more
Although I see this book mainly as an exploration of how women's actions are policed and judged, it still touches on other subjects such as poverty, industrialisation, and rural Britain's changing face in the 19th century. And as always, it includes Hardy's lush descriptions of lands ...more
