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Holy mother of plot twists and intense flawed characters.
Apr 28, 2011
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This book has won prestigious literary awards and a friend whose tastes I had reason to trust told me it's amazing. Set in 1861 England, many of the blurbs compare it to Dickens, although as one blurber said, much of the text would have made Dickens blush. "Dickens with Lesbians" is how I've seen it luridly described. Through Part I and over 200 pages in, I thought I'd love it as much as my friend.
That first part is told by Susan Trinder, who is seventeen years old when we meet her, an illitera ...more
That first part is told by Susan Trinder, who is seventeen years old when we meet her, an illitera ...more
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