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I whole heartedly support the underlying philosophy or driving force of this book - proving a woman should have space of her own, a vote, a life, even if she deigns to stay single, etc. But the way the story is told deflates the message, from a three part structure that follows
1)agonizingly slow
2)feisty pseudo feminist
3)batshit crazy witchcraft (well this was a surprise)
This was the first book every offered by Book of the Month back in the day, so I enjoyed it from that curiosity standpoint, bu ...more
1)agonizingly slow
2)feisty pseudo feminist
3)batshit crazy witchcraft (well this was a surprise)
This was the first book every offered by Book of the Month back in the day, so I enjoyed it from that curiosity standpoint, bu ...more
My paternal grand-mother went back to school in her sixties. She had always wanted to be a lawyer, but a girl born in 1917 in a traditional family in Brazil was not to fulfill such ideas. She married at age 20 and had 4 children. Her youngest child died at age 2, and my grandfather died soon after. She was 47 when she became a widow – a year younger than I am now -and she came undone! Widowhood suited her better than married life. Her older children were married or already gone. She found a job
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Simply a wonderful book. I am going to read more of Sylvia Townsend Warner's writing.
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A very well written book with a surprising and unexpected ending.
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Free download available at Project Gutenberg
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