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Summary: A Wonderful Book
Review: This book portrays the life of young Molly Gibson. Molly is a sweet girl with a good heart, but when her father remarries, Molly finds herself with a new stepsister, Cynthia. Cynthia is quite popular and flirtatious but is very troubled. Molly and Cynthia become good friends though Molly doesn't always agree with Cynthia's actions. This story shows how Molly and her sister grow from girl to woman within the gossiping little town of Hollingford, England. I decided to read this book after seeing the Wives and Daughters presentation from ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre on PBS. This book is captivating and touching. It is too bad that Elizabeth Gaskell passed away before finishing the book. But though the novel is incomplete, I still very much enjoyed this book and never regretted reading it. I would recommend that you view the Masterpiece Theatre presentation of this novel because it really helped me to understand the characters better. Overall, this book is wonderful and an enjoyable read.
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Summary: Simply enchanting...
Review: This is a charming novel! Though Mrs. Gaskell's untimely death prevented the final chapter from being written, the story is not incomplete. We only miss her delightful way of telling us what happened in the end. The notes in the back of the Penguin Classics edition are invaluable and very interesting all by themselves. If you enjoyed the television mini-series, you won't be disappointed in this book. I recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys "parlor" romance-comedy-drama. Mrs. Gaskell's style is distinctive from Jane Austen's but equally entertaining.
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Summary: Forty-something housewife loves Wives and Daughters
Review: This is a charming novel! Though Mrs. Gaskell's untimely death prevented the final chapter from being written, the story is not incomplete. We only miss her delightful way of telling us what happened in the end. The notes in the back of the Penguin Classics edition are invaluable and very interesting all by themselves. If you enjoyed the television mini-series, you won't be disappointed in this book. I recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys "parlor" romance-comedy-drama. Mrs. Gaskell's style is distinctive from Jane Austen's but equally entertaining.
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Summary: Wives and Daughters
Review: This was truly one of the best stories ever. I don't like reading books set in the 19th century, but this really changed my mind. I liked the tension between charaters - like Molly - a good natured sweet girl, Cynthia - a flirt who lies and causes a lot of trouble. Molly's father marries a horrible widow who has a daughter the same age as Molly. Her name is Cynthia. Cynthia gets engaged to the man Molly loves. But Cynthia is already engaged to another man!
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