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A true romance novel, as over the top in some senses as a Disney movie, with a generous helping of schooldrama at the start and a kind of love triangle between earthly and divine love at the end
Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! — I have as much soul as you — and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you.
I ...more
Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! — I have as much soul as you — and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you.
I ...more
I had read this book way back in my teens. All I remembered was a bit from the end (and, it turns out, I remembered that in a skewed manner). Even while reading, none of the events were familiar or shook out any memories of that first read.
The first thing I have to say is that this is not a romance.....at least not in my eyes. This is so much more than a man and woman falling in love and facing hardships in order to spend their lives together.
First and foremost, the writing made me fall in lov ...more
The first thing I have to say is that this is not a romance.....at least not in my eyes. This is so much more than a man and woman falling in love and facing hardships in order to spend their lives together.
First and foremost, the writing made me fall in lov ...more
5 stars yet again. I love this book. (view spoiler)
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I'm not surprised this book won an audio award - Nadia May is a fantastic Jane Eyre - and Rochester, Mrs. Fairfax, Mrs Reed.... and on and on - a fairly big cast! I read JE once before as a teenager, and revisiting it decades later was revelatory - I'm definitely making this a habit for classics. My favorite part of the book is Jane as a child - she feels timeless and contemporary, and I wish I could remember how I reacted to her at 14-ish years old. A mother/daughter read of her childhood would
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Aug 09, 2016
Dianne
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Amber
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Vivianne Goodwell
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