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The title of Wives and Daughters truly describes this novel. It is about the interaction of the wives and daughters within a victorian community. It is the interaction of these characters that make this novel so enjoyable.
I've recently read about this book so wanted to read it. The character development rings true throughout, though, but being a Victorian novel it's rather long. I'm going to track the movement of the next Victorian novel I read to see if the movement mirrors the slowness of long days in a house waiting for visitors and/or gossip and noticing details of everyday life, or if it includes unnecessary repetition.
What I found most interesting aside from the quality relationships and the false, is the a ...more
What I found most interesting aside from the quality relationships and the false, is the a ...more
Definitely the best book I read during the last several years! I enjoyed every page: the slow developments, lovely characters, and beautiful language. To think, that Elizabeth Gaskell wrote it in hectic circumstances, and had died before completing the last chapter is heartbreaking....
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