Joyce by Herself and Friends by Richard Garnett

Joyce by Herself and Her Friends by Richard Garnett

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I did enjoy reading this. It gave a great insight into a very talented woman.

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Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I really enjoyed reading this book. It contained 60 chapters and over 700 pages and the writing is really small so its like reading 1400 pages.
The book is set in the 19th century and tells the story of Molly Gibson and her love for Roger Hamley. There is also her Father Dr Gibson and her step mother Clare and Clare's daughter Cynthia and many more lesser characters.
The book is character driven and full of details.
I didnt like Clare very much and thought her selfish and an egotist.
When I started reading this, I was unaware that Gaskell died before the last chapter was written. Don't be put off by this as you can easily draw your own conclusion to what happened in the end.
Beautifully written, it will now remain a firm classic favourite of mine.
I will now endeavour to try and find the BBC adaptation of the book!

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