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Cranford

Elizabeth Gaskell

Start date: June 1, 2021

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Mar 01, 2017 Sara rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics

3.5 stars, rounded up.

Want to take a trip to a small English town in the mid 1800s, meet the people and see what everyday life was like for the female population? Open Cranford and travel in time. It is a sweet and simple book, comprised of what seems more like vignettes than an actual plot line. Nothing exciting happens, life just unfolds, and yet you feel attached to these women, admiring the grace with which they handle their sometimes difficult world, the way they navigate a system that pige ...more

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Feb 18, 2020 Amy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: librivox-audiobooks

This is just the kind of book I love! Women featured as major characters, domestic settings, historical period and comedy!
The woman telling the story is so kind and gentle with how she loves these older women.

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