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I listened to the Blackstone Audio book, read by Nadia May, who was wonderful and clearly enjoyed reading this book aloud. I don't think my experience would have been nearly as rich reading the book to myself. The downside is that it's almost 16 hours long! That's a pretty big time investment as a l...
In Gaskell's final (and unfinished) novel, she focuses on the quiet English countryside, where the Gibson and Hamley families live. Molly is the heroine of the novel. She's very likeable, loving character; in fact, she seems to be the emotional voice of the story; everyone else prides themselves on ...
This is the 3rd Gaskell book I've read and I enjoyed as much as the others. However, when I started it, I had no idea that it was her final book and she died before she finished it. The version I listened to had a final summary from her notes of what was intended, but it was sad to not hear it in ...
I bought this book years ago during my "I must read more Gaskell" phase and I finally picked it up!!All the time I was reading - whilst I quite enjoyed the read - I had this shadow of dread over me knowing that there isn't a written ending for this book. Oh, Lord, how is one supposed to live with a...
9-2-10 Hold put on at SPL.It probably deserves 4 stars but I cannot get over my real hatred of Mrs. Gibson's character.2-4-11 Well, heck...where did my progress comment go? It was along the lines of Mrs. Kirkpatrick/Gibson being the quintessential "it's all about me" person/character.
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