Barren Ground
by:
Ellen Glasgow (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780860683148 (0860683141)
Publish date: 1986
Publisher: Virago Press
Edition language: English
You know, I can appreciate that a strong female protagonist may have been a rarity when she published this book. I understand how this could be important in that regard. But it's so damn dull. I mean, is this really the standard we want for "great literature" from the 20s? How is it that this bo...
A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.Hard-hearted Hannah really does knock the frills off Scarlett O'Hara. brilliant.NB - There is a small amount of mild racism in this story that one could feel uncomforta...
One of my favourite books ever.
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