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Mar 31, 2025
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Ambitious novel set in Yorkshire during the Napoleonic Wars when government action caused great hardship to the textile industry in the North of England. Against this backdrop we have the love stories of two women - shy gentle Caroline who is in love with her cousin Robert and longs for a traditional marriage, and the indomitable heiress Shirley who believes she should be able to make her own choices in love as well as business.
Despite an interesting setting and some memorable characters (the fe ...more
Despite an interesting setting and some memorable characters (the fe ...more
I chose to read this book because it is described as the story of a strong woman. This is true, but for me the book is flawed and not terribly satisfactory. We do not meet Shirley until the middle of the book. This made me wonder why the book was called Shirley instead of Caroline after the character our narrator spends the most time describing. This was an homage to Charlotte Bronte's sister and seems to have been fairly autobiographical. I really liked the character of Mrs. Pryor, who was evid
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Just couldn't handle the dialog.
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Sammi
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