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First published January 1, 2001
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About the author
Tracy Chevalier
74听books11.1k听followersBorn:
19 October 1962 in Washington, DC. Youngest of 3 children. Father was a photographer for The Washington Post.
Childhood:
Nerdy. Spent a lot of time lying on my bed reading. Favorite authors back then: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Madeleine L鈥橢ngle, Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Joan Aiken, Susan Cooper, Lloyd Alexander. Book I would have taken to a desert island: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery.
Education:
BA in English, Oberlin College, Ohio, 1984. No one was surprised that I went there; I was made for such a progressive, liberal place.
MA in creative writing, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, 1994. There鈥檚 a lot of debate about whether or not you can be taught to write. Why doesn鈥檛 anyone ask that of professional singers, painters, dancers? That year forced me to write all the time and take it seriously.
Geography:
Moved to London after graduating from Oberlin in 1984. I had studied for a semester in London and thought it was a great place, so came over for fun, expecting to go back to the US after 6 months to get serious. I鈥檓 still in London, and still not entirely serious. Even have dual citizenship 鈥� though I keep the American accent intact.
Family:
1 English husband + 1 English son.
Career:
Before writing, was a reference book editor, working on encyclopedias about writers. (Yup, still nerdy.) Learned how to research and how to make sentences better. Eventually I wanted to fix my own sentences rather than others鈥�, so I quit and did the MA.
Writing:
Talked a lot about becoming a writer as a kid, but actual pen to paper contact was minimal. Started writing short stories in my 20s, then began first novel, The Virgin Blue, during the MA year. With Girl With a Pearl Earring (written in 1998), I became a full-time writer.
19 October 1962 in Washington, DC. Youngest of 3 children. Father was a photographer for The Washington Post.
Childhood:
Nerdy. Spent a lot of time lying on my bed reading. Favorite authors back then: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Madeleine L鈥橢ngle, Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Joan Aiken, Susan Cooper, Lloyd Alexander. Book I would have taken to a desert island: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery.
Education:
BA in English, Oberlin College, Ohio, 1984. No one was surprised that I went there; I was made for such a progressive, liberal place.
MA in creative writing, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, 1994. There鈥檚 a lot of debate about whether or not you can be taught to write. Why doesn鈥檛 anyone ask that of professional singers, painters, dancers? That year forced me to write all the time and take it seriously.
Geography:
Moved to London after graduating from Oberlin in 1984. I had studied for a semester in London and thought it was a great place, so came over for fun, expecting to go back to the US after 6 months to get serious. I鈥檓 still in London, and still not entirely serious. Even have dual citizenship 鈥� though I keep the American accent intact.
Family:
1 English husband + 1 English son.
Career:
Before writing, was a reference book editor, working on encyclopedias about writers. (Yup, still nerdy.) Learned how to research and how to make sentences better. Eventually I wanted to fix my own sentences rather than others鈥�, so I quit and did the MA.
Writing:
Talked a lot about becoming a writer as a kid, but actual pen to paper contact was minimal. Started writing short stories in my 20s, then began first novel, The Virgin Blue, during the MA year. With Girl With a Pearl Earring (written in 1998), I became a full-time writer.
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May 4, 2022
I've read all of Chevalier's novels and have always thought of this one as my favourite. A reread didn't change that, so I've bumped my rating up. I loved the neat structure that bookends the action between the death of Queen Victoria and the death of Edward VII, and the focus on funerary customs (with Highgate Cemetery as a major setting) and women's rights is right up my street. The switching between first-person POVs makes it such easy and engaging reading. She hits the absolute sweet spot between women's and literary fiction. Any and all melodrama is excused! The title is literal re: grave furniture, but also refers to shooting stars and erring humans.
A favourite passage:
(Kitty) "I have spent my life waiting for something to happen. And I have come to understand that nothing will. Or it already has, and I blinked during that moment and it's gone. I don't know which is worse - to have missed it or to know there is nothing to miss."
A favourite passage:
(Kitty) "I have spent my life waiting for something to happen. And I have come to understand that nothing will. Or it already has, and I blinked during that moment and it's gone. I don't know which is worse - to have missed it or to know there is nothing to miss."
March 31, 2011
Gaslit England during the turn of the century. The story starts during the funeral of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) and ends during the funeral of King Edward VII (1901-1910). On their visit to the cemetery to pay respect to their beloved queen, two families meet: the Colemans and the Waterhouses and their relationships are started by the friendship between their two 5-y/o daughters, Maude Coleman and Lavinia Waterhouse. They meet when they are 5 years old and the story ends when they are in the brink of adulthood at the age of 15.
One noteworthy aspect of this novel: narrated in first person by each of the major characters without losing the story鈥檚 focus and the delivery of its message: that women are not the weaker sex.
The plot is thin and the prose is easy yet mesmerizing in its beauty. The frequent reference to cemeteries and death seems to be a reminder to its readers that we are all mortals and all of us will die sooner or later. So, it is but proper that we do what is right and contribute in our own ways to leave this world a better place just like what Kitty Coleman and her support to suffragettes鈥� dream of having women vote during elections. It also teaches us that we are all human being and we commit mistakes like Jenny Whitby鈥檚 pregnancy and Kitty鈥檚 affair with Richard and the abortion of their baby. It also shows us that time changes no matter what we do like how the Waterhouses try to hold on to their conventional beliefs compared to the openness of the Colemans to change.
The title comes from the angel in the grave of the Waterhouses that falls and breaks into parts in one of the scene. In another, it is Lavinia鈥檚 belief, being a more imaginative child, that the falling stars are actually falling angels that are falling because they are going to earth to deliver some messages. The more practical-minded Maude insists that they are meteorites and not angels. These are 5 year old girls in England in 1901 and this is an example of how Chevalier provides the contrast between the two girls.
Okay, those really are not new. The novel is cute though. Smooth reading and Chevalier鈥檚 attention to details and making use of those details to make her story worth-reading is something that I appreciated. There are still nice novels that do not need to have huge political impact, endorse some earth-shaking philosophy or use big words for me to enjoy. Sometimes, surprises come in small package and this novel for me definitely falls in that category. Not a 1001. Not a 501. No awards from Pulitzer, Booker, etc. No one of my friends here in 欧宝娱乐 recommended this but definitely a joy, although there are two deaths towards the end, to read.
One noteworthy aspect of this novel: narrated in first person by each of the major characters without losing the story鈥檚 focus and the delivery of its message: that women are not the weaker sex.
The plot is thin and the prose is easy yet mesmerizing in its beauty. The frequent reference to cemeteries and death seems to be a reminder to its readers that we are all mortals and all of us will die sooner or later. So, it is but proper that we do what is right and contribute in our own ways to leave this world a better place just like what Kitty Coleman and her support to suffragettes鈥� dream of having women vote during elections. It also teaches us that we are all human being and we commit mistakes like Jenny Whitby鈥檚 pregnancy and Kitty鈥檚 affair with Richard and the abortion of their baby. It also shows us that time changes no matter what we do like how the Waterhouses try to hold on to their conventional beliefs compared to the openness of the Colemans to change.
The title comes from the angel in the grave of the Waterhouses that falls and breaks into parts in one of the scene. In another, it is Lavinia鈥檚 belief, being a more imaginative child, that the falling stars are actually falling angels that are falling because they are going to earth to deliver some messages. The more practical-minded Maude insists that they are meteorites and not angels. These are 5 year old girls in England in 1901 and this is an example of how Chevalier provides the contrast between the two girls.
Okay, those really are not new. The novel is cute though. Smooth reading and Chevalier鈥檚 attention to details and making use of those details to make her story worth-reading is something that I appreciated. There are still nice novels that do not need to have huge political impact, endorse some earth-shaking philosophy or use big words for me to enjoy. Sometimes, surprises come in small package and this novel for me definitely falls in that category. Not a 1001. Not a 501. No awards from Pulitzer, Booker, etc. No one of my friends here in 欧宝娱乐 recommended this but definitely a joy, although there are two deaths towards the end, to read.
July 31, 2008
This book grabbed me from the very first page. Set at the turn of the century, the story takes place amidst the women's suffrage movement. Gender issues are also noted, whereas the man was the head of the household and "handled" the wife.
Each character speaks individually, allowing the reader to listen and decide for themselves where to put the importance of each character. The voice of the youngest children is included, as is the maid, cook, grave digger to the "gubner."
Issues of class are also raised in this story from the servants and grave diggers to those of the most forward thinking family.
Each character speaks individually, allowing the reader to listen and decide for themselves where to put the importance of each character. The voice of the youngest children is included, as is the maid, cook, grave digger to the "gubner."
Issues of class are also raised in this story from the servants and grave diggers to those of the most forward thinking family.
June 20, 2022
Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier was a book set in Victorian England after the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901. In keeping with the tradition of public mourning, two families visiting neighboring graves become acquainted as each in horror sees that while one gravesite has an urn, the other has an ostentatious angel reaching out. The Coleman family and the Waterhouse family each have a five-year-old daughter and Maude and Lavinia become instant friends as they steel away to explore the cemetery and meeting Simon, the gravedigger's son.
This book transpires over a ten-year period during the height of Victorian England complete with gaslights and hansom cabs. The setting was exquisite as one could vividly imagine the scenes invoked. These two families become more entwined over the next ten years when the book ends with the death of King Edward.
There are many points of view as we go through the lives of these families during the ten years between these historic reigns. At times I was riveted to the narrative and at other times, it seemed tedious. All in all there is a heartbreaking story in these pages. I have read other books by this author and I will continue to follow her work.
This book transpires over a ten-year period during the height of Victorian England complete with gaslights and hansom cabs. The setting was exquisite as one could vividly imagine the scenes invoked. These two families become more entwined over the next ten years when the book ends with the death of King Edward.
There are many points of view as we go through the lives of these families during the ten years between these historic reigns. At times I was riveted to the narrative and at other times, it seemed tedious. All in all there is a heartbreaking story in these pages. I have read other books by this author and I will continue to follow her work.
December 28, 2017
Chevalier鈥檚 second novel shifts from 17th-century Delft to London between the deaths of Queen Victoria and Edward VII. A lot of the action takes place in a cemetery, much like Highgate, populated by some 30 angel monuments, one of which eventually topples. The title presumably also refers to some of the female characters, who are in the process of abandoning the Victorian pedestals that have kept them somewhat set in stone. The narrative unfolds in a stream of brief, first-person accounts, less like letters (in which writers might choose their words less with 鈥渢ruth鈥� than with ulterior motives in mind) and more like diary entries (supposedly unguarded and spoken 鈥渇rom the heart鈥濃€攖hough characters can, and do, lie to themselves). Chevalier observes appropriate class distinctions in putting words in lower class mouths (e.g., those of cooks, housemaids, the youthful gravedigger, or 鈥渘aughty boy,鈥� who becomes chums across class lines with two young girls, habitu茅s of the cemetery, who serve as chief protagonists); from a very early age the precocious Maude and Lavinia, on the other hand, sound little different than their parents.
Maude鈥檚 mother, the restive Kitty, contrasts notably with Lavinia鈥檚 mother, Gertrude (much mired in Victorian proprieties), not to mention with Kitty鈥檚 mother-in-law (a thoroughly unlikable version of Maggie Smith from Downton Abbey, without the wit). Fallen Angels and its cast perhaps resemble Upstairs, Downstairs of blessed memory more than that most recent BBC stately home juggernaut.
One experiences a lot about the Edwardian way of death as all these women (and their less visible husbands and paramours) confront Britain鈥檚 post-Victorian social growing pains. These include women鈥檚 suffrage, to which Kitty becomes thoroughly committed. Chevalier also suggests the sorts of unfortunate consequences that can result when various characters remain so unswervingly faithful to Principle that they forget or ignore "lesser" concerns. Humanity, it seems, is sometime left in this story to those who have little time for and can ill afford such principles.
Maude鈥檚 mother, the restive Kitty, contrasts notably with Lavinia鈥檚 mother, Gertrude (much mired in Victorian proprieties), not to mention with Kitty鈥檚 mother-in-law (a thoroughly unlikable version of Maggie Smith from Downton Abbey, without the wit). Fallen Angels and its cast perhaps resemble Upstairs, Downstairs of blessed memory more than that most recent BBC stately home juggernaut.
One experiences a lot about the Edwardian way of death as all these women (and their less visible husbands and paramours) confront Britain鈥檚 post-Victorian social growing pains. These include women鈥檚 suffrage, to which Kitty becomes thoroughly committed. Chevalier also suggests the sorts of unfortunate consequences that can result when various characters remain so unswervingly faithful to Principle that they forget or ignore "lesser" concerns. Humanity, it seems, is sometime left in this story to those who have little time for and can ill afford such principles.
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June 29, 2023 Pensei que estar com outra mulher traria Kitty de volta, que o ci煤me a faria abrir-me de novo a porta do seu quarto. Contudo, duas semanas depois n茫o me deixava l谩 entrar mais vezes do que antes.
N茫o gosto de pensar que sou um homem desesperado, mas n茫o percebo porque 茅 a minha mulher t茫o dif铆cil. Dei-lhe uma vida boa, mas continua infeliz, embora n茫o possa, ou n茫o queira, dizer porqu锚.
脡 o suficiente para levar um homem a trocar de mulher, ainda que seja por uma noite.
脡 do dom铆nio de um bom escritor transformar a hist贸ria em est贸ria sem ferir a sensibilidade est茅tica do leitor, e eu, pelo menos, n茫o me senti nada ofendida com esta interpreta莽茫o (simb贸lica) de Chevalier daquele que 茅 o fim da era vitoriana e o in铆cio de um novo s茅culo repleto de possibilidades (ou n茫o) para todas aquelas mulheres que aspiravam a ter um lugar numa sociedade desenhada em fun莽茫o do homem e dominada pelo homem.
Entremeado de eventos ver铆dicos ou, no m铆nimo, plaus铆veis, Quando os Anjos Caem 茅 um romance muito bem conseguido sobre, 茅 certo, a amizade de v谩rias crian莽as, sobre as dores do crescimento e da perda, sobre o momento em que a realidade atinge cada um de n贸s e nos arranca dos nossos alicerces, mas cujo n煤cleo duro reside na for莽a com que transmite uma mensagem que, desde que pela primeira vez foi passada, ainda n茫o perdeu o seu valor: a defesa da igualdade de g茅nero.
- Uma menina precisa de aprender estas coisas. Como vai a costura dela?
-N茫o muito bem - respondeu francamente a m茫e. - Herdou de mim a falta de jeito. Mas l锚 muito bem. Est谩 a ler Sensibilidade e Bom Senso, n茫o est谩s, Maude?
Acenei afirmativamente.
- E tamb茅m Alice do Outro Lado do Espelho. O pai e eu recri谩mos o jogo de xadrez a partir dele.
- A ler! - A av贸 empertigou-se- Isso n茫o leva a rapariga a lado nenhum. S贸 lhe mete ideias na cabe莽a. Sobretudo lixo, como o daqueles livros da Alice.
A m茫e endireitou-se. Ela est谩 sempre a ler.
-Que mal h谩 em que as mulheres tenham ideias, m茫e?
-Nada as satisfaz. Como a ti.(...)Queres sempre mais alguma coisa, embora nem tu saibas o qu锚.
N茫o ser谩 por isso de estranhar que, embora as rela莽玫es entre as fam铆lias Waterhouse (tradicionalista) e Coleman (mais progressista, ou talvez nem tanto assim) sejam um dos focos da narrativa, e a rela莽茫o entre as filhas de ambas as fam铆lias sirva de fio condutor da hist贸ria, seja, na realidade, a transi莽茫o de Kitty Coleman, de mulher de fam铆lia a arreigada sufragista o evento que suscita maior interesse e perspetivas de an谩lise em todo o livro.
Ligando a morte da rainha Vit贸ria com o surgimento de um novo s茅culo, Chevalier faz despertar na sua anti-hero铆na desejos de uma vida de maior liberdade intelectual, f铆sica e espiritual. Para Kitty, a morte da rainha representa a morte de uma era em que a mulher est谩 subordinada ao papel de m茫e e esposa e essa rutura, sentida profundamente, ir谩 ditar o seu comportamento futuro.
N茫o me atrevo a dizer a ningu茅m, sen茫o sou acusada de trai莽茫o, mas fiquei tremendamente animada quando soube que rainha tinha morrido. (...)A viragem do s茅culo foi uma simples altera莽茫o de n煤meros, mas agora vamos ter uma verdadeira mudan莽a de chefia e n茫o posso deixar de pensar que Eduardo 茅 mais representativo de todos n贸s do que a sua m茫e.
Kitty, como se ver谩, est谩 disposta a pagar o seu pre莽o pelo legado que ter谩 a possibilidade de deixar, mas tamb茅m pela miss茫o, pelo sentimento de completude e prop贸sito que a iniciativa lhe traz, uma mudan莽a de comportamento que 茅 tudo menos inofensiva, com ou sem morte da rainha.
Esse retrato do que era a mulher que sai de uma era de repress茫o est谩 muito bem desenhado pela autora que recorre a figuras e eventos m铆ticos da luta pela igualdade de g茅nero e pelo direito ao sufr谩gio, sobretudo porque n茫o se fica por a铆 e vai mais longe procurando tra莽ar as motiva莽玫es pessoais, os desafios familiares, as press玫es sociais e de classe e o embara莽o institucional que cerceia a vida destas mulheres e de um movimento que era tudo menos pac铆fico para o sistema pol铆tico, social e familiar estabelecido.
- Aprendeste a li莽茫o? - perguntou o pai.
A m茫e franziu a testa.
- Que queres dizer com 芦li莽茫o禄>?
- Basta. Quando saires podemos voltar 脿 vida normal.
- Depende muito daquilo a que chamas normals.
O pai n茫o respondeu.
- Est谩s a sugerir que desista da luta?
- Com certeza que n茫o vais continuar.
- Pelo contr谩rio, Richard, acho que a pris茫o foi a minha realiza莽茫o. 脡 estranho, mas a tristeza transformou-me numa vara de ferro, 芦o que n茫o me derrota torna-me mais forte禄... Uma frase de Nietzsche, sabes?
- Leste demasiado. - disse o pai.
A m茫e sorriu.
- N茫o pensavas assim quando me conheceste. Ali谩s, quando sair, vou ter muito mais que fazer e ler.
- Discutiremos isso quando voltares para casa. (...) Aqui n茫o podes pensar convenientemente
-N茫o h谩 nada a discutir. J谩 tomei a minha decis茫o. N茫o tens de te intrometer.
- Claro que tenho... Sou o teu marido!
A luta pelo direito ao sufr谩gio est谩 assim vinculada 脿 liberdade de pensamento, 脿 liberdade sexual, 脿 liberdade ideol贸gica e de a莽茫o, e dela n茫o se liberta nem pode libertar pois 茅 neste emaranhado que se alicer莽a a miss茫o destas mulheres que, como a fict铆cia Kitty, ofereceram a sua vida como penhor de tempos mais justos.
- Sinto-me importante - respondeu a m茫e - porque talvez pela primeira vez na minha vida tenho uma tarefa, Richard. Estou a trabalhar! Posso n茫o ser optimista como a
Caroline e Mrs. Pankhurst quanto a ver o sufr谩gio votado ainda durante a minha vida. Mas o nosso trabalho a isso conduzir谩. A Maude beneficiar谩 dos resultados, mesmo que eu n茫o os veja.
N茫o gosto de pensar que sou um homem desesperado, mas n茫o percebo porque 茅 a minha mulher t茫o dif铆cil. Dei-lhe uma vida boa, mas continua infeliz, embora n茫o possa, ou n茫o queira, dizer porqu锚.
脡 o suficiente para levar um homem a trocar de mulher, ainda que seja por uma noite.
脡 do dom铆nio de um bom escritor transformar a hist贸ria em est贸ria sem ferir a sensibilidade est茅tica do leitor, e eu, pelo menos, n茫o me senti nada ofendida com esta interpreta莽茫o (simb贸lica) de Chevalier daquele que 茅 o fim da era vitoriana e o in铆cio de um novo s茅culo repleto de possibilidades (ou n茫o) para todas aquelas mulheres que aspiravam a ter um lugar numa sociedade desenhada em fun莽茫o do homem e dominada pelo homem.
Entremeado de eventos ver铆dicos ou, no m铆nimo, plaus铆veis, Quando os Anjos Caem 茅 um romance muito bem conseguido sobre, 茅 certo, a amizade de v谩rias crian莽as, sobre as dores do crescimento e da perda, sobre o momento em que a realidade atinge cada um de n贸s e nos arranca dos nossos alicerces, mas cujo n煤cleo duro reside na for莽a com que transmite uma mensagem que, desde que pela primeira vez foi passada, ainda n茫o perdeu o seu valor: a defesa da igualdade de g茅nero.
- Uma menina precisa de aprender estas coisas. Como vai a costura dela?
-N茫o muito bem - respondeu francamente a m茫e. - Herdou de mim a falta de jeito. Mas l锚 muito bem. Est谩 a ler Sensibilidade e Bom Senso, n茫o est谩s, Maude?
Acenei afirmativamente.
- E tamb茅m Alice do Outro Lado do Espelho. O pai e eu recri谩mos o jogo de xadrez a partir dele.
- A ler! - A av贸 empertigou-se- Isso n茫o leva a rapariga a lado nenhum. S贸 lhe mete ideias na cabe莽a. Sobretudo lixo, como o daqueles livros da Alice.
A m茫e endireitou-se. Ela est谩 sempre a ler.
-Que mal h谩 em que as mulheres tenham ideias, m茫e?
-Nada as satisfaz. Como a ti.(...)Queres sempre mais alguma coisa, embora nem tu saibas o qu锚.
N茫o ser谩 por isso de estranhar que, embora as rela莽玫es entre as fam铆lias Waterhouse (tradicionalista) e Coleman (mais progressista, ou talvez nem tanto assim) sejam um dos focos da narrativa, e a rela莽茫o entre as filhas de ambas as fam铆lias sirva de fio condutor da hist贸ria, seja, na realidade, a transi莽茫o de Kitty Coleman, de mulher de fam铆lia a arreigada sufragista o evento que suscita maior interesse e perspetivas de an谩lise em todo o livro.
Ligando a morte da rainha Vit贸ria com o surgimento de um novo s茅culo, Chevalier faz despertar na sua anti-hero铆na desejos de uma vida de maior liberdade intelectual, f铆sica e espiritual. Para Kitty, a morte da rainha representa a morte de uma era em que a mulher est谩 subordinada ao papel de m茫e e esposa e essa rutura, sentida profundamente, ir谩 ditar o seu comportamento futuro.
N茫o me atrevo a dizer a ningu茅m, sen茫o sou acusada de trai莽茫o, mas fiquei tremendamente animada quando soube que rainha tinha morrido. (...)A viragem do s茅culo foi uma simples altera莽茫o de n煤meros, mas agora vamos ter uma verdadeira mudan莽a de chefia e n茫o posso deixar de pensar que Eduardo 茅 mais representativo de todos n贸s do que a sua m茫e.
Kitty, como se ver谩, est谩 disposta a pagar o seu pre莽o pelo legado que ter谩 a possibilidade de deixar, mas tamb茅m pela miss茫o, pelo sentimento de completude e prop贸sito que a iniciativa lhe traz, uma mudan莽a de comportamento que 茅 tudo menos inofensiva, com ou sem morte da rainha.
Esse retrato do que era a mulher que sai de uma era de repress茫o est谩 muito bem desenhado pela autora que recorre a figuras e eventos m铆ticos da luta pela igualdade de g茅nero e pelo direito ao sufr谩gio, sobretudo porque n茫o se fica por a铆 e vai mais longe procurando tra莽ar as motiva莽玫es pessoais, os desafios familiares, as press玫es sociais e de classe e o embara莽o institucional que cerceia a vida destas mulheres e de um movimento que era tudo menos pac铆fico para o sistema pol铆tico, social e familiar estabelecido.
- Aprendeste a li莽茫o? - perguntou o pai.
A m茫e franziu a testa.
- Que queres dizer com 芦li莽茫o禄>?
- Basta. Quando saires podemos voltar 脿 vida normal.
- Depende muito daquilo a que chamas normals.
O pai n茫o respondeu.
- Est谩s a sugerir que desista da luta?
- Com certeza que n茫o vais continuar.
- Pelo contr谩rio, Richard, acho que a pris茫o foi a minha realiza莽茫o. 脡 estranho, mas a tristeza transformou-me numa vara de ferro, 芦o que n茫o me derrota torna-me mais forte禄... Uma frase de Nietzsche, sabes?
- Leste demasiado. - disse o pai.
A m茫e sorriu.
- N茫o pensavas assim quando me conheceste. Ali谩s, quando sair, vou ter muito mais que fazer e ler.
- Discutiremos isso quando voltares para casa. (...) Aqui n茫o podes pensar convenientemente
-N茫o h谩 nada a discutir. J谩 tomei a minha decis茫o. N茫o tens de te intrometer.
- Claro que tenho... Sou o teu marido!
A luta pelo direito ao sufr谩gio est谩 assim vinculada 脿 liberdade de pensamento, 脿 liberdade sexual, 脿 liberdade ideol贸gica e de a莽茫o, e dela n茫o se liberta nem pode libertar pois 茅 neste emaranhado que se alicer莽a a miss茫o destas mulheres que, como a fict铆cia Kitty, ofereceram a sua vida como penhor de tempos mais justos.
- Sinto-me importante - respondeu a m茫e - porque talvez pela primeira vez na minha vida tenho uma tarefa, Richard. Estou a trabalhar! Posso n茫o ser optimista como a
Caroline e Mrs. Pankhurst quanto a ver o sufr谩gio votado ainda durante a minha vida. Mas o nosso trabalho a isso conduzir谩. A Maude beneficiar谩 dos resultados, mesmo que eu n茫o os veja.
June 24, 2024
Well I thought it would be difficult to make another book as good as the The Girl with the Pearl Earring which was superb. Don鈥檛 get me wrong this was still a great book. Simple story focusses on two families and their daughters in the period from the day of Queen Victoria鈥檚 death to that of the King who succeeded her. Incorporating the Suffragette movement.
Short paragraphs alternate with POV鈥檚 of the main characters. Most of the action taking place within and about the local cemetery. The Author captures the feeling of the times well. As with the Pearl this is a sad book. I will look out more books by this author. They are modern day classics.
This book finished on day 1 of current ( yes another) Madeira holiday馃憤
Short paragraphs alternate with POV鈥檚 of the main characters. Most of the action taking place within and about the local cemetery. The Author captures the feeling of the times well. As with the Pearl this is a sad book. I will look out more books by this author. They are modern day classics.
This book finished on day 1 of current ( yes another) Madeira holiday馃憤
July 26, 2009
When I picked the book I was intrigued by the time period and the vehicle of using several characters and their point of view to narrate the story. I read 鈥淕irl with the Pearl Earring鈥� which I liked very much and thought the author did a marvelous job researching the period and bringing the time period and the characters were well developed. Based on my past experience with this author I thought I鈥檇 give it a try. Unfortunately I was deeply disappointed with this book.
Various characters in the story told short descriptions of events in the story 鈥� the descriptions by each character were too short to capture and develop the character and they told so little in each of their sections鈥 was begging for more detail and information. These brief narrations by the speaker causes the character to be undeveloped, flat, uninteresting and as a reader I was not able to get very involved with the character. I did not find that each character had their own distinctive voice such that without looking at the title of who was speaking I could immediately tell who was speaking. (In fact when the young girls were five they were speaking and thinking about things much too adult and sophisticated for their age so their voices felt believable.)
For most of the beginning of the book the comings and goings and discussions focused around a cemetery 鈥揵oring. I was more than half way through the book before I saw a glimmer of a plot. At first I thought the plot would center on turn of the century women and unhappy marriage, affairs, unwanted pregnancy, finding a soul mate but that never really developed. As the plot switches away onto something else (women鈥檚 rights in turn of the century London, women suffragettes) I thought, at last here is the real plot but that was never really developed either. So much more could have been done to describe the women鈥檚 suffragette movement, the hardships, the imprisonment of the women and the frustration embarrassment and misunderstanding on the part of the men and society.
I imagine the author did extensive research on the era but that never came out in the story. The rich details, descriptions, of the times and the deep feelings, frustrations, fears and concerns of the characters were not brought out. I found the ending came abruptly but I guess after wondering all over the place the author had to finally just stop.
Overall this book was a big disappointment but I kept reading to the end to see why this book was published 鈥 thought surely it must have something meaningful to contribute.
Various characters in the story told short descriptions of events in the story 鈥� the descriptions by each character were too short to capture and develop the character and they told so little in each of their sections鈥 was begging for more detail and information. These brief narrations by the speaker causes the character to be undeveloped, flat, uninteresting and as a reader I was not able to get very involved with the character. I did not find that each character had their own distinctive voice such that without looking at the title of who was speaking I could immediately tell who was speaking. (In fact when the young girls were five they were speaking and thinking about things much too adult and sophisticated for their age so their voices felt believable.)
For most of the beginning of the book the comings and goings and discussions focused around a cemetery 鈥揵oring. I was more than half way through the book before I saw a glimmer of a plot. At first I thought the plot would center on turn of the century women and unhappy marriage, affairs, unwanted pregnancy, finding a soul mate but that never really developed. As the plot switches away onto something else (women鈥檚 rights in turn of the century London, women suffragettes) I thought, at last here is the real plot but that was never really developed either. So much more could have been done to describe the women鈥檚 suffragette movement, the hardships, the imprisonment of the women and the frustration embarrassment and misunderstanding on the part of the men and society.
I imagine the author did extensive research on the era but that never came out in the story. The rich details, descriptions, of the times and the deep feelings, frustrations, fears and concerns of the characters were not brought out. I found the ending came abruptly but I guess after wondering all over the place the author had to finally just stop.
Overall this book was a big disappointment but I kept reading to the end to see why this book was published 鈥 thought surely it must have something meaningful to contribute.
July 5, 2021
I had the audiobook only (I have really no idea why I picked this one up), so can鈥檛 provide any of the many, many quotes that made me laugh.
The tone of the book was wonderful. Very irreverent in some parts and very intentionally unintentionally funny 鈥� i.e. very uptight Victorian attitudes were written so stiffly that they made me giggle. For large parts, this book read like a satire.
And this is where my problem with the book lay: the very light tone narration (each character gets a turn to tell the story from their point of view in alternating chapters) didn鈥檛 quite fit the story.
We first meet all of the protagonists when two Victorian London families meet in a graveyard, having bought adjacent family plots, and fall out over the hideousness of the adornments they each bought for the graves: a huge urn on one and a grotesque angel on the other.
We then follow the families as their daughters strike up a close friendship and see how their lives unravel, as the angels fall, as one mother suffers from depression, there is an unwanted pregnancy, etc., the engagement in politics as one member joins the suffragettes, a murder that gets absolutely not talked about, and so on.
There are a plethora of serious issues that Chevalier takes up in her book, but they all seem to get glanced over.
For example, the cause of the suffragettes is criticised by the household staff as being of no use to them because they would not get the vote under what the suffragettes were proposing (votes for 鈥渟ome鈥� women, but not all at this stage) and the way that the suffragettes are portrayed is outrageously self-indulgent and actually leads to catastrophe. Yet, I as a reader found it hard not to take issue with the portrayal because even that criticism was left largely unexplained. I had a hard time following the author鈥檚 choices in this one.
I was missing some complexity and depth in this book which left me feeling that this was more of an exercise in creative writing (of historical fiction) than an actual story that had a point.
Still, I laughed quite a bit at some of the characters.
Review first posted on my blog:
The tone of the book was wonderful. Very irreverent in some parts and very intentionally unintentionally funny 鈥� i.e. very uptight Victorian attitudes were written so stiffly that they made me giggle. For large parts, this book read like a satire.
And this is where my problem with the book lay: the very light tone narration (each character gets a turn to tell the story from their point of view in alternating chapters) didn鈥檛 quite fit the story.
We first meet all of the protagonists when two Victorian London families meet in a graveyard, having bought adjacent family plots, and fall out over the hideousness of the adornments they each bought for the graves: a huge urn on one and a grotesque angel on the other.
We then follow the families as their daughters strike up a close friendship and see how their lives unravel, as the angels fall, as one mother suffers from depression, there is an unwanted pregnancy, etc., the engagement in politics as one member joins the suffragettes, a murder that gets absolutely not talked about, and so on.
There are a plethora of serious issues that Chevalier takes up in her book, but they all seem to get glanced over.
For example, the cause of the suffragettes is criticised by the household staff as being of no use to them because they would not get the vote under what the suffragettes were proposing (votes for 鈥渟ome鈥� women, but not all at this stage) and the way that the suffragettes are portrayed is outrageously self-indulgent and actually leads to catastrophe. Yet, I as a reader found it hard not to take issue with the portrayal because even that criticism was left largely unexplained. I had a hard time following the author鈥檚 choices in this one.
I was missing some complexity and depth in this book which left me feeling that this was more of an exercise in creative writing (of historical fiction) than an actual story that had a point.
Still, I laughed quite a bit at some of the characters.
Review first posted on my blog:
December 2, 2017
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趩乇丕賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 賮乇夭賳丿卮 趩賳蹖賳 亘蹖 賲丨亘鬲 丕爻鬲 責 賵 賴夭丕乇丕賳 趩乇丕蹖 丿蹖诏乇 .卮禺蹖氐鬲 賲賵丿 賵丕賯毓丕 噩丕蹖 讴丕乇 丿丕卮鬲 賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賱蹖賵蹖 賵 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 丕卮 亘噩夭 禺賵丕賴乇 亘丿亘禺鬲卮 賴賲賴 賵 賴賲賴 丕夭 鬲蹖倬 爻丕夭蹖 賮乇丕鬲乇 賳乇賮鬲賳丿. 卮禺氐蹖鬲 噩讴爻賵賳 貨爻蹖賲賵賳 賵 亘丕賯蹖 丕丿賲 賴丕 貨禺丿賲鬲讴丕乇丕賳 賴賲 賴賲蹖賳 賴賲诏蹖 倬乇丿丕禺鬲蹖 爻胤丨蹖 丿丕卮鬲賳丿.乇丕爻鬲卮 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 囟乇亘丕賳诏 鬲賳丿 賵 睾賲 丕賳诏蹖夭蹖 丿丕乇丿貨 胤賵乇蹖 讴賴 卮賲丕蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 貙丿爻鬲 丕夭 倬乇爻 噩賵 亘丕亘鬲 毓賱賱 乇賮鬲丕乇 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 亘乇賲蹖丿丕乇蹖丿...... 賲胤賲卅賳 賴爻鬲賲 毓丿 賴 丕蹖 毓丕卮賯 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴爻鬲賳丿 賵賱蹖 賳賴 賲賳! 丕蹖賳 蹖讴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 爻丕丿賴 賵爻乇乇丕爻鬲 賵亘賴 卮丿鬲 睾賲 丕賳诏蹖夭 丕爻鬲 丿乇 賱丨馗丕鬲蹖 丨鬲蹖 禺賮賯丕賳 丕賵乇:( 丕賲丕 丿乇爻鬲 賲孬賱 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲丕賳 亘毓丿 丕夭 賴乇 賱丨馗賴 賲氐蹖亘鬲 亘丕乇 丕賮鬲丕亘 賲蹖 鬲丕亘丿 賵 丕爻鬲禺賵丕 賳賴丕蹖 蹖禺 夭丿賴 賲丕賳 乇丕 诏乇賲 賲蹖讴賳丿 賵趩賴 诏乇賲丕蹖 賲胤亘賵毓蹖 !!!!!
趩乇丕賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 賮乇夭賳丿卮 趩賳蹖賳 亘蹖 賲丨亘鬲 丕爻鬲 責 賵 賴夭丕乇丕賳 趩乇丕蹖 丿蹖诏乇 .卮禺蹖氐鬲 賲賵丿 賵丕賯毓丕 噩丕蹖 讴丕乇 丿丕卮鬲 賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賱蹖賵蹖 賵 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 丕卮 亘噩夭 禺賵丕賴乇 亘丿亘禺鬲卮 賴賲賴 賵 賴賲賴 丕夭 鬲蹖倬 爻丕夭蹖 賮乇丕鬲乇 賳乇賮鬲賳丿. 卮禺氐蹖鬲 噩讴爻賵賳 貨爻蹖賲賵賳 賵 亘丕賯蹖 丕丿賲 賴丕 貨禺丿賲鬲讴丕乇丕賳 賴賲 賴賲蹖賳 賴賲诏蹖 倬乇丿丕禺鬲蹖 爻胤丨蹖 丿丕卮鬲賳丿.乇丕爻鬲卮 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 囟乇亘丕賳诏 鬲賳丿 賵 睾賲 丕賳诏蹖夭蹖 丿丕乇丿貨 胤賵乇蹖 讴賴 卮賲丕蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 貙丿爻鬲 丕夭 倬乇爻 噩賵 亘丕亘鬲 毓賱賱 乇賮鬲丕乇 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 亘乇賲蹖丿丕乇蹖丿...... 賲胤賲卅賳 賴爻鬲賲 毓丿 賴 丕蹖 毓丕卮賯 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴爻鬲賳丿 賵賱蹖 賳賴 賲賳! 丕蹖賳 蹖讴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 爻丕丿賴 賵爻乇乇丕爻鬲 賵亘賴 卮丿鬲 睾賲 丕賳诏蹖夭 丕爻鬲 丿乇 賱丨馗丕鬲蹖 丨鬲蹖 禺賮賯丕賳 丕賵乇:( 丕賲丕 丿乇爻鬲 賲孬賱 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲丕賳 亘毓丿 丕夭 賴乇 賱丨馗賴 賲氐蹖亘鬲 亘丕乇 丕賮鬲丕亘 賲蹖 鬲丕亘丿 賵 丕爻鬲禺賵丕 賳賴丕蹖 蹖禺 夭丿賴 賲丕賳 乇丕 诏乇賲 賲蹖讴賳丿 賵趩賴 诏乇賲丕蹖 賲胤亘賵毓蹖 !!!!!
January 10, 2010
Victorians were obsessed with death and sex. This book opens with the death of Queen Victoria, and ends with the death of King Edward, placing it squarely in Edwardian times, but the Victorian obsessions of death and sex are the two themes of this novel, pushing and pulling each other forward to modern times or back towards the Victorian age.
The book follows two rival families sharing adjacent cemetery plots and who eventually become next door neighbors. The two little girls become friends, the fathers play cricket and go to pubs together, but the mothers are constantly comparing themselves to the other in every way.
Through the point of view of all of the different family members, servants, and the gravedigger's son, the nature of the families' friendship and rivalry is uncovered. This style of shifting 1st person narration was very effective for this book. With headings indicate who was writing, it was never confusing, and the plot unfolded itself slowly and beautifully as motivations for past actions others observed became clear.
Death surrounded these families. The girls were just old enough to understand death when Queen Victoria died. They live next door to the cemetery and visit their family plots. They learn how to mourn. They live in the shadow of death every day.
Sex was ever present as well: the wife that turned her husband away; the husband that went to wife swapping parties; sexual escapades with men who work at the graveyard, and the consequences of those actions. Sexual roles were explored as well, as men are told to handle their woman as one handles a horse, and an accidental encounter with a leading suffragette leads one of the wives deep into that movement.
Eventually, the families become too entangled with each other and with the Suffragette movement so that even the smallest things that these rivals and friends do will have unintended and drastic consequences.
This was an excellent novel.
The book follows two rival families sharing adjacent cemetery plots and who eventually become next door neighbors. The two little girls become friends, the fathers play cricket and go to pubs together, but the mothers are constantly comparing themselves to the other in every way.
Through the point of view of all of the different family members, servants, and the gravedigger's son, the nature of the families' friendship and rivalry is uncovered. This style of shifting 1st person narration was very effective for this book. With headings indicate who was writing, it was never confusing, and the plot unfolded itself slowly and beautifully as motivations for past actions others observed became clear.
Death surrounded these families. The girls were just old enough to understand death when Queen Victoria died. They live next door to the cemetery and visit their family plots. They learn how to mourn. They live in the shadow of death every day.
Sex was ever present as well: the wife that turned her husband away; the husband that went to wife swapping parties; sexual escapades with men who work at the graveyard, and the consequences of those actions. Sexual roles were explored as well, as men are told to handle their woman as one handles a horse, and an accidental encounter with a leading suffragette leads one of the wives deep into that movement.
Eventually, the families become too entangled with each other and with the Suffragette movement so that even the smallest things that these rivals and friends do will have unintended and drastic consequences.
This was an excellent novel.
October 16, 2021
I hadn鈥檛 read any of Tracey Chevalier books before although I had heard of The Girl With The Pearl Earring. This book was at first a little off putting with the extremely short chapters and the fact that each chapter was dealing with a different character. Having said that I was blown away by this story and although it was a little dark in places the way it was written brought the 1900鈥檚 to life. It鈥檚 not an exciting narrative but, it鈥檚 historical and very well written and such a lovely story. I shall be reading her other books in time.
May 11, 2018
The second book of I read in a short time and what I can say is that it offered me another special reading experience. I can't explain it exactly based on logic but this quiet way writing and these simple but special stories that are written with attention to detail create an effect that is particularly enjoyable to me. Of course in the case of this book I confess that in the beginning I struggled a bit, this strange structure with the very small chapters and the continuously alternating POV so I believed that the final impression would be rather mediocre. As, however, got used in this structure and could follow better story that was unfolding in front 螜 started to like the book more and more and until I got to the end I was really enchanted.
To get things right from the start, the author takes us to the day of the death of Queen Victoria, in 1901 in a typical British cemetery of the era. There, under the gaze of a stone Angel, two young girls become friends and then we follow their common path within the next 10 years, a course that largely revolves around this cemetery. This decade marks a transitional era, of course, is the end of the Victorian era, the beginning of a new century that was supposed to bring massive changes in all sectors. In these years the two girlfriends live through sorrows and joys, growing up and maturing, watching puzzled the social changes of the era and all aspects of life of adults who show the same puzzlement, that in some reaches the point of great turmoil. The writer giving us the perspective of many people creates a fairly comprehensive picture of how people were facing this new era. Others faced it with disbelief, others with indifference, others were trying to become part of this wave of change.
in short we have a touching story of friendship, a record of the life of the people of the era, of their hopes and their concerns against a backdrop of social changes and the Victorian obsession with death and mourning etiquette. The last is that it gives a romantic tone throughout the book, and as it is the subject of extensive study by the author makes it stand out, at least in my own eyes. A book that moved me, made me reflect, somewhere brought tears to my eyes and in the end left me with a bitter smile by realising that it is not a story about death but about life that always finds a way to continue, with the ceremonial rites of death and mourning to play an important role. A really wonderful book.
螖蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿畏蟼 蟺慰蠀 未喂伪尾维味蠅 蟽蔚 蟽蠉谓蟿慰渭慰 蠂蟻慰谓喂魏蠈 未喂维蟽蟿畏渭伪 魏伪喂 伪蠀蟿蠈 魏伪喂 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟺慰蠀 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟺蠅 蔚委谓伪喂 蠈蟿喂 渭慰蠀 蟺蟻蠈蟽蠁蔚蟻蔚 维位位畏 渭委伪 喂未喂伪委蟿蔚蟻畏 伪谓伪纬谓蠅蟽蟿喂魏萎 蔚渭蟺蔚喂蟻委伪. 螖蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟿慰 蔚尉畏纬萎蟽蠅 伪魏蟻喂尾蠋蟼 渭蔚 尾维蟽畏 蟿畏 位慰纬喂魏萎 伪位位维 伪蠀蟿蠈蟼 慰 萎蟽蠀蠂慰蟼 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰蟼 纬蟻伪蠁萎蟼 魏伪喂 伪蠀蟿苇蟼 慰喂 伪蟺位苇蟼 伪位位维 尉蔚蠂蠅蟻喂蟽蟿苇蟼 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼 蟺慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 纬蟻伪渭渭苇谓蔚蟼 渭蔚 蟺蟻慰蟽锟斤拷蠂萎 蟽蟿畏 位蔚蟺蟿慰渭苇蟻蔚喂伪 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬慰蠉谓 苇谓伪 伪蟺慰蟿苇位蔚蟽渭伪 蟺慰蠀 渭慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 喂未喂伪委蟿蔚蟻伪 伪蟺慰位伪蠀蟽蟿喂魏蠈. 螔苇尾伪喂伪 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺蔚蟻委蟺蟿蠅蟽畏 伪蠀蟿慰蠉 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 慰渭慰位慰纬蠋 蟺蠅蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 伪蟻蠂萎 位委纬慰 未蠀蟽魏慰位蔚蠉蟿畏魏伪, 伪蠀蟿萎 畏 蟺蔚蟻委蔚蟻纬畏 未慰渭萎 蟿慰蠀 渭蔚 蟿伪 蟺慰位蠉 渭喂魏蟻维 魏蔚蠁维位伪喂伪 魏伪喂 蟿畏蟼 蟽蠀谓蔚蠂蠋蟼 蔚谓伪位位伪蟽蟽蠈渭蔚谓畏蟼 慰蟺蟿喂魏萎蟼 纬蠅谓委伪蟼 渭蔚 渭蟺苇蟻未蔚蠀蔚 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 魏伪喂 苇蟿蟽喂 蟺委蟽蟿蔚蠄伪 蠈蟿喂 畏 蟿蔚位喂魏萎 蔚谓蟿蠉蟺蠅蟽畏 胃伪 蔚委谓伪喂 渭维位位慰谓 渭苇蟿蟻喂伪. 螝伪胃蠋蟼, 蠈渭蠅蟼, 蟽蠀谓萎胃喂味伪 蟽蔚 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 未慰渭萎 魏伪喂 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽伪 谓伪 蟺伪蟻伪魏慰位慰蠀胃萎蟽蠅 魏伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻伪 蟿畏谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟺慰蠀 蔚魏蟿蠀位喂蟽蟽蠈蟿伪谓 渭蟺蟻慰蟽蟿维 渭慰蠀 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 维蟻蠂喂蟽蔚 谓伪 渭慰蠀 伪蟻苇蟽蔚喂 蠈位慰 魏伪喂 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 魏伪喂 渭苇蠂蟻喂 谓伪 蠁蟿维蟽蠅 蟽蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 蔚委蠂伪 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏维 渭伪纬蔚蠀蟿蔚委.
螡伪 蟿伪 蟺维蟻蠅 蠈渭蠅蟼 蟿伪 蟺蟻维纬渭伪蟿伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪蟻蠂萎 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 渭伪蟼 渭蔚蟿伪蠁苇蟻蔚喂 蟽蟿畏谓 畏渭苇蟻伪 蟿慰蠀 胃伪谓维蟿慰蠀 蟿畏蟼 尾伪蟽委位喂蟽蟽伪蟼 螔喂魏蟿慰蟻委伪蟼, 蟽蟿慰 1901 蟽蔚 苇谓伪 蟿蠀蟺喂魏蠈 尾蟻蔚蟿伪谓喂魏蠈 谓蔚魏蟻慰蟿伪蠁蔚委慰 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼. 螘魏蔚委, 魏维蟿蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 尾位苇渭渭伪 蔚谓蠈蟼 蟺苇蟿蟻喂谓慰蠀 伪纬纬苇位慰蠀, 未蠉慰 渭喂魏蟻维 魏慰蟻委蟿蟽喂伪 纬委谓慰谓蟿伪喂 蠁委位蔚蟼 魏伪喂 蟽蟿畏 蟽蠀谓苇蠂蔚喂伪 蟺伪蟻伪魏慰位慰蠀胃慰蠉渭蔚 蟿畏谓 魏慰喂谓萎 蟺慰蟻蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀蟼 渭苇蟽伪 蟽蟿伪 蔚蟺蠈渭蔚谓伪 10 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪, 渭委伪 蟺慰蟻蔚委伪 蟺慰蠀 蟽蔚 渭蔚纬维位慰 尾伪胃渭蠈 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟿蟻苇蠁蔚蟿伪喂 纬蠉蟻蠅 伪蟺蠈 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 谓蔚魏蟻慰蟿伪蠁蔚委慰. 螒蠀蟿萎 畏 未蔚魏伪蔚蟿委伪 蠁蠀蟽喂魏维 蟽畏渭伪蟿慰未慰蟿蔚委 渭委伪 渭蔚蟿伪尾伪蟿喂魏萎 蔚蟺慰蠂萎, 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 蟿畏蟼 蟺蔚蟻委蠁畏渭畏蟼 尾喂魏蟿蠅蟻喂伪谓萎蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼, 畏 伪蟻蠂萎 蔚谓蠈蟼 谓苇慰蠀 伪喂蠋谓伪 蟺慰蠀 蔚蟺蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿慰 谓伪 蠁苇蟻蔚喂 蟿蔚蟻维蟽蟿喂蔚蟼 伪位位伪纬苇蟼 蟽蔚 蠈位慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟿慰渭蔚委蟼. 危蔚 伪蠀蟿维 蟿伪 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪 慰喂 未蠉慰 蠁委位蔚蟼 纬谓蠅蟻委味慰蠀谓 位蠉蟺蔚蟼 魏伪喂 蠂伪蟻苇蟼, 渭蔚纬伪位蠋谓慰蠀谓 魏伪喂 蠅蟻喂渭维味慰蠀谓 蟺伪蟻伪魏慰位慰蠀胃蠋谓蟿伪蟼 伪渭萎蠂伪谓伪 蟿喂蟼 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏苇蟼 伪位位伪纬苇蟼 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼 魏伪喂 蠈位蔚蟼 蟿喂蟼 蟺蟿蠀蠂苇蟼 蟿畏蟼 味蠅萎蟼 蟿蠅谓 蔚谓畏位委魏蠅谓, 慰喂 慰蟺慰委慰喂 未蔚委蠂谓慰蠀谓 蟿畏谓 委未喂伪 伪渭畏蠂伪谓委伪, 蟺慰蠀 蟽蔚 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓慰蠀蟼 蠁蟿维谓蔚喂 蟽蟿慰 蟽畏渭蔚委慰 蟿畏蟼 渭蔚纬维位畏蟼 伪谓伪蟿伪蟻伪蠂萎蟼. 螚 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 未委谓慰谓蟿伪蟼 渭伪蟼 蟿畏谓 慰蟺蟿喂魏萎 纬蠅谓委伪 蟺慰位位蠋谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬蔚委 渭委伪 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 慰位慰魏位畏蟻蠅渭苇谓畏 蔚喂魏蠈谓伪 蟿慰蠀 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰蠀 蟺慰蠀 伪谓蟿喂渭蔚蟿蠋蟺喂味伪谓 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏 谓苇伪 蔚蟺慰蠂萎. 螁位位慰喂 蟿畏谓 伪谓蟿喂渭蔚蟿蠋蟺喂味伪谓 渭蔚 未蠀蟽蟺喂蟽蟿委伪, 维位位慰喂 渭蔚 伪未喂伪蠁慰蟻委伪, 维位位慰喂 蟺蟻慰蟽蟺伪胃慰蠉蟽伪谓 谓伪 纬委谓慰蠀谓 渭苇蟻慰蟼 伪蠀蟿慰蠉 蟿慰蠀 蟽伪蟻蠅蟿喂魏慰蠉 魏蠉渭伪蟿慰蟼 伪位位伪纬萎蟼.
螠蔚 位委纬伪 位蠈纬喂伪 苇蠂慰蠀渭蔚 渭委伪 蟽蠀纬魏喂谓畏蟿喂魏萎 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蠁喂位委伪蟼, 渭委伪 魏伪蟿伪纬蟻伪蠁萎 蟿畏蟼 味蠅萎蟼 蟿蠅谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼, 蟿蠅谓 蔚位蟺委未蠅谓 蟿慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 蟿蠅谓 蟺蟻慰尾位畏渭伪蟿喂蟽渭蠋谓 蟿慰蠀蟼 渭蔚 蠁蠈谓蟿慰 蟿喂蟼 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏苇蟼 伪位位伪纬苇蟼 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 尾喂魏蟿蠅蟻喂伪谓萎 蔚渭渭慰谓萎 渭蔚 蟿慰 胃维谓伪蟿慰 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 蔚胃喂渭慰蟿蠀蟺委伪 蟿慰蠀 蟺苇谓胃慰蠀蟼. 韦慰 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委慰 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺慰蠀 未委谓蔚喂 魏伪喂 苇谓伪谓 蟻慰渭伪谓蟿喂魏蠈 蟿蠈谓慰 蟽蔚 蠈位慰 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 魏伪喂 魏伪胃蠋蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 伪谓蟿喂魏蔚委渭蔚谓慰 蔚魏蟿蔚蟿伪渭苇谓畏蟼 渭蔚位苇蟿畏蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪 蟿慰 魏维谓蔚喂 谓伪 尉蔚蠂蠅蟻委味蔚喂, 蟿慰蠀位维蠂喂蟽蟿慰谓 蟽蟿伪 未喂魏维 渭慰蠀 蟿伪 渭维蟿喂伪. 螆谓伪 尾喂尾位委慰 蟺慰蠀 渭蔚 蟽蠀纬魏委谓畏蟽蔚, 渭蔚 苇魏伪谓蔚 谓伪 蟺蟻慰尾位畏渭伪蟿喂蟽蟿蠋, 魏维蟺慰蠀 渭慰蠀 苇蠁蔚蟻蔚 未维魏蟻蠀伪 蟽蟿伪 渭维蟿喂伪 魏伪喂 蟽蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 渭蔚 维蠁畏蟽蔚 渭蔚 苇谓伪 蟺喂魏蟻蠈 蠂伪渭蠈纬蔚位慰 渭蔚 蟿畏 蟽蠀谓蔚喂未畏蟿慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏 蠈蟿喂 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 渭委伪 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 胃维谓伪蟿慰 伪位位维 纬喂伪 蟿畏 味蠅萎 蟺慰蠀 蟺维谓蟿伪 尾蟻委蟽魏蔚喂 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 谓伪 蟽蠀谓蔚蠂委味蔚蟿伪喂, 渭蔚 蟿伪 蟿蔚位蔚蟿慰蠀蟻纬喂魏维 苇胃喂渭伪 蟿慰蠀 胃伪谓维蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 蟺苇谓胃慰蠀蟼 谓伪 蟺伪委味慰蠀谓 苇谓伪谓 蟽畏渭伪谓蟿喂魏蠈 蟻蠈位慰. 螆谓伪 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏维 蠀蟺苇蟻慰蠂慰 尾喂尾位委慰.
To get things right from the start, the author takes us to the day of the death of Queen Victoria, in 1901 in a typical British cemetery of the era. There, under the gaze of a stone Angel, two young girls become friends and then we follow their common path within the next 10 years, a course that largely revolves around this cemetery. This decade marks a transitional era, of course, is the end of the Victorian era, the beginning of a new century that was supposed to bring massive changes in all sectors. In these years the two girlfriends live through sorrows and joys, growing up and maturing, watching puzzled the social changes of the era and all aspects of life of adults who show the same puzzlement, that in some reaches the point of great turmoil. The writer giving us the perspective of many people creates a fairly comprehensive picture of how people were facing this new era. Others faced it with disbelief, others with indifference, others were trying to become part of this wave of change.
in short we have a touching story of friendship, a record of the life of the people of the era, of their hopes and their concerns against a backdrop of social changes and the Victorian obsession with death and mourning etiquette. The last is that it gives a romantic tone throughout the book, and as it is the subject of extensive study by the author makes it stand out, at least in my own eyes. A book that moved me, made me reflect, somewhere brought tears to my eyes and in the end left me with a bitter smile by realising that it is not a story about death but about life that always finds a way to continue, with the ceremonial rites of death and mourning to play an important role. A really wonderful book.
螖蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿畏蟼 蟺慰蠀 未喂伪尾维味蠅 蟽蔚 蟽蠉谓蟿慰渭慰 蠂蟻慰谓喂魏蠈 未喂维蟽蟿畏渭伪 魏伪喂 伪蠀蟿蠈 魏伪喂 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟺慰蠀 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟺蠅 蔚委谓伪喂 蠈蟿喂 渭慰蠀 蟺蟻蠈蟽蠁蔚蟻蔚 维位位畏 渭委伪 喂未喂伪委蟿蔚蟻畏 伪谓伪纬谓蠅蟽蟿喂魏萎 蔚渭蟺蔚喂蟻委伪. 螖蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟿慰 蔚尉畏纬萎蟽蠅 伪魏蟻喂尾蠋蟼 渭蔚 尾维蟽畏 蟿畏 位慰纬喂魏萎 伪位位维 伪蠀蟿蠈蟼 慰 萎蟽蠀蠂慰蟼 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰蟼 纬蟻伪蠁萎蟼 魏伪喂 伪蠀蟿苇蟼 慰喂 伪蟺位苇蟼 伪位位维 尉蔚蠂蠅蟻喂蟽蟿苇蟼 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼 蟺慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 纬蟻伪渭渭苇谓蔚蟼 渭蔚 蟺蟻慰蟽锟斤拷蠂萎 蟽蟿畏 位蔚蟺蟿慰渭苇蟻蔚喂伪 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬慰蠉谓 苇谓伪 伪蟺慰蟿苇位蔚蟽渭伪 蟺慰蠀 渭慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 喂未喂伪委蟿蔚蟻伪 伪蟺慰位伪蠀蟽蟿喂魏蠈. 螔苇尾伪喂伪 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺蔚蟻委蟺蟿蠅蟽畏 伪蠀蟿慰蠉 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 慰渭慰位慰纬蠋 蟺蠅蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 伪蟻蠂萎 位委纬慰 未蠀蟽魏慰位蔚蠉蟿畏魏伪, 伪蠀蟿萎 畏 蟺蔚蟻委蔚蟻纬畏 未慰渭萎 蟿慰蠀 渭蔚 蟿伪 蟺慰位蠉 渭喂魏蟻维 魏蔚蠁维位伪喂伪 魏伪喂 蟿畏蟼 蟽蠀谓蔚蠂蠋蟼 蔚谓伪位位伪蟽蟽蠈渭蔚谓畏蟼 慰蟺蟿喂魏萎蟼 纬蠅谓委伪蟼 渭蔚 渭蟺苇蟻未蔚蠀蔚 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 魏伪喂 苇蟿蟽喂 蟺委蟽蟿蔚蠄伪 蠈蟿喂 畏 蟿蔚位喂魏萎 蔚谓蟿蠉蟺蠅蟽畏 胃伪 蔚委谓伪喂 渭维位位慰谓 渭苇蟿蟻喂伪. 螝伪胃蠋蟼, 蠈渭蠅蟼, 蟽蠀谓萎胃喂味伪 蟽蔚 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 未慰渭萎 魏伪喂 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽伪 谓伪 蟺伪蟻伪魏慰位慰蠀胃萎蟽蠅 魏伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻伪 蟿畏谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟺慰蠀 蔚魏蟿蠀位喂蟽蟽蠈蟿伪谓 渭蟺蟻慰蟽蟿维 渭慰蠀 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 维蟻蠂喂蟽蔚 谓伪 渭慰蠀 伪蟻苇蟽蔚喂 蠈位慰 魏伪喂 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 魏伪喂 渭苇蠂蟻喂 谓伪 蠁蟿维蟽蠅 蟽蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 蔚委蠂伪 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏维 渭伪纬蔚蠀蟿蔚委.
螡伪 蟿伪 蟺维蟻蠅 蠈渭蠅蟼 蟿伪 蟺蟻维纬渭伪蟿伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪蟻蠂萎 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 渭伪蟼 渭蔚蟿伪蠁苇蟻蔚喂 蟽蟿畏谓 畏渭苇蟻伪 蟿慰蠀 胃伪谓维蟿慰蠀 蟿畏蟼 尾伪蟽委位喂蟽蟽伪蟼 螔喂魏蟿慰蟻委伪蟼, 蟽蟿慰 1901 蟽蔚 苇谓伪 蟿蠀蟺喂魏蠈 尾蟻蔚蟿伪谓喂魏蠈 谓蔚魏蟻慰蟿伪蠁蔚委慰 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼. 螘魏蔚委, 魏维蟿蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 尾位苇渭渭伪 蔚谓蠈蟼 蟺苇蟿蟻喂谓慰蠀 伪纬纬苇位慰蠀, 未蠉慰 渭喂魏蟻维 魏慰蟻委蟿蟽喂伪 纬委谓慰谓蟿伪喂 蠁委位蔚蟼 魏伪喂 蟽蟿畏 蟽蠀谓苇蠂蔚喂伪 蟺伪蟻伪魏慰位慰蠀胃慰蠉渭蔚 蟿畏谓 魏慰喂谓萎 蟺慰蟻蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀蟼 渭苇蟽伪 蟽蟿伪 蔚蟺蠈渭蔚谓伪 10 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪, 渭委伪 蟺慰蟻蔚委伪 蟺慰蠀 蟽蔚 渭蔚纬维位慰 尾伪胃渭蠈 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟿蟻苇蠁蔚蟿伪喂 纬蠉蟻蠅 伪蟺蠈 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 谓蔚魏蟻慰蟿伪蠁蔚委慰. 螒蠀蟿萎 畏 未蔚魏伪蔚蟿委伪 蠁蠀蟽喂魏维 蟽畏渭伪蟿慰未慰蟿蔚委 渭委伪 渭蔚蟿伪尾伪蟿喂魏萎 蔚蟺慰蠂萎, 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 蟿畏蟼 蟺蔚蟻委蠁畏渭畏蟼 尾喂魏蟿蠅蟻喂伪谓萎蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼, 畏 伪蟻蠂萎 蔚谓蠈蟼 谓苇慰蠀 伪喂蠋谓伪 蟺慰蠀 蔚蟺蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿慰 谓伪 蠁苇蟻蔚喂 蟿蔚蟻维蟽蟿喂蔚蟼 伪位位伪纬苇蟼 蟽蔚 蠈位慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟿慰渭蔚委蟼. 危蔚 伪蠀蟿维 蟿伪 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪 慰喂 未蠉慰 蠁委位蔚蟼 纬谓蠅蟻委味慰蠀谓 位蠉蟺蔚蟼 魏伪喂 蠂伪蟻苇蟼, 渭蔚纬伪位蠋谓慰蠀谓 魏伪喂 蠅蟻喂渭维味慰蠀谓 蟺伪蟻伪魏慰位慰蠀胃蠋谓蟿伪蟼 伪渭萎蠂伪谓伪 蟿喂蟼 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏苇蟼 伪位位伪纬苇蟼 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼 魏伪喂 蠈位蔚蟼 蟿喂蟼 蟺蟿蠀蠂苇蟼 蟿畏蟼 味蠅萎蟼 蟿蠅谓 蔚谓畏位委魏蠅谓, 慰喂 慰蟺慰委慰喂 未蔚委蠂谓慰蠀谓 蟿畏谓 委未喂伪 伪渭畏蠂伪谓委伪, 蟺慰蠀 蟽蔚 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓慰蠀蟼 蠁蟿维谓蔚喂 蟽蟿慰 蟽畏渭蔚委慰 蟿畏蟼 渭蔚纬维位畏蟼 伪谓伪蟿伪蟻伪蠂萎蟼. 螚 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 未委谓慰谓蟿伪蟼 渭伪蟼 蟿畏谓 慰蟺蟿喂魏萎 纬蠅谓委伪 蟺慰位位蠋谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬蔚委 渭委伪 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 慰位慰魏位畏蟻蠅渭苇谓畏 蔚喂魏蠈谓伪 蟿慰蠀 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰蠀 蟺慰蠀 伪谓蟿喂渭蔚蟿蠋蟺喂味伪谓 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏 谓苇伪 蔚蟺慰蠂萎. 螁位位慰喂 蟿畏谓 伪谓蟿喂渭蔚蟿蠋蟺喂味伪谓 渭蔚 未蠀蟽蟺喂蟽蟿委伪, 维位位慰喂 渭蔚 伪未喂伪蠁慰蟻委伪, 维位位慰喂 蟺蟻慰蟽蟺伪胃慰蠉蟽伪谓 谓伪 纬委谓慰蠀谓 渭苇蟻慰蟼 伪蠀蟿慰蠉 蟿慰蠀 蟽伪蟻蠅蟿喂魏慰蠉 魏蠉渭伪蟿慰蟼 伪位位伪纬萎蟼.
螠蔚 位委纬伪 位蠈纬喂伪 苇蠂慰蠀渭蔚 渭委伪 蟽蠀纬魏喂谓畏蟿喂魏萎 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蠁喂位委伪蟼, 渭委伪 魏伪蟿伪纬蟻伪蠁萎 蟿畏蟼 味蠅萎蟼 蟿蠅谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼, 蟿蠅谓 蔚位蟺委未蠅谓 蟿慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 蟿蠅谓 蟺蟻慰尾位畏渭伪蟿喂蟽渭蠋谓 蟿慰蠀蟼 渭蔚 蠁蠈谓蟿慰 蟿喂蟼 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏苇蟼 伪位位伪纬苇蟼 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 尾喂魏蟿蠅蟻喂伪谓萎 蔚渭渭慰谓萎 渭蔚 蟿慰 胃维谓伪蟿慰 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 蔚胃喂渭慰蟿蠀蟺委伪 蟿慰蠀 蟺苇谓胃慰蠀蟼. 韦慰 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委慰 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺慰蠀 未委谓蔚喂 魏伪喂 苇谓伪谓 蟻慰渭伪谓蟿喂魏蠈 蟿蠈谓慰 蟽蔚 蠈位慰 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 魏伪喂 魏伪胃蠋蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 伪谓蟿喂魏蔚委渭蔚谓慰 蔚魏蟿蔚蟿伪渭苇谓畏蟼 渭蔚位苇蟿畏蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪 蟿慰 魏维谓蔚喂 谓伪 尉蔚蠂蠅蟻委味蔚喂, 蟿慰蠀位维蠂喂蟽蟿慰谓 蟽蟿伪 未喂魏维 渭慰蠀 蟿伪 渭维蟿喂伪. 螆谓伪 尾喂尾位委慰 蟺慰蠀 渭蔚 蟽蠀纬魏委谓畏蟽蔚, 渭蔚 苇魏伪谓蔚 谓伪 蟺蟻慰尾位畏渭伪蟿喂蟽蟿蠋, 魏维蟺慰蠀 渭慰蠀 苇蠁蔚蟻蔚 未维魏蟻蠀伪 蟽蟿伪 渭维蟿喂伪 魏伪喂 蟽蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 渭蔚 维蠁畏蟽蔚 渭蔚 苇谓伪 蟺喂魏蟻蠈 蠂伪渭蠈纬蔚位慰 渭蔚 蟿畏 蟽蠀谓蔚喂未畏蟿慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏 蠈蟿喂 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 渭委伪 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 胃维谓伪蟿慰 伪位位维 纬喂伪 蟿畏 味蠅萎 蟺慰蠀 蟺维谓蟿伪 尾蟻委蟽魏蔚喂 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 谓伪 蟽蠀谓蔚蠂委味蔚蟿伪喂, 渭蔚 蟿伪 蟿蔚位蔚蟿慰蠀蟻纬喂魏维 苇胃喂渭伪 蟿慰蠀 胃伪谓维蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 蟺苇谓胃慰蠀蟼 谓伪 蟺伪委味慰蠀谓 苇谓伪谓 蟽畏渭伪谓蟿喂魏蠈 蟻蠈位慰. 螆谓伪 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏维 蠀蟺苇蟻慰蠂慰 尾喂尾位委慰.
March 21, 2009
Once again Tracy Chevalier weaves a tale of everyday life in a different time- takes us gently through the customs and mores that define a particular point in hostory. She also allows her characters to unfold, not from one single point of view or from an omnipotent observer, but each from their own perspective. Through her words, they each grow and evolve- even the most shallow of characters shows surprising depth. The descriptive quality, simple prose, multiple perspectives, all help the story unfold.
This period of English history is not one I know that much about, but I found the customs fascinating. (My knowledge of the suffragette movement in England was for a long time limited to the mother in Mary Poppins). I really feel that I learned a great deal about the customs of the time.
I am perhaps an odd duck, because I really like reading the acknowlegdements and afterwards in books. Chevalier made me smile when she wrote in hers:
"The acknowledgements is the only section of a novel that reveals the author's "normal" voice. As a result I wlways read them looking for clues that will shed light on writers and their working methods and lives, as well as their connections with the real world. I suspect some of them are written in code. Alas, however, there are no hidden meanings in this one-just an everyday voice that wants to express gratitude for help in several forms."
This period of English history is not one I know that much about, but I found the customs fascinating. (My knowledge of the suffragette movement in England was for a long time limited to the mother in Mary Poppins). I really feel that I learned a great deal about the customs of the time.
I am perhaps an odd duck, because I really like reading the acknowlegdements and afterwards in books. Chevalier made me smile when she wrote in hers:
"The acknowledgements is the only section of a novel that reveals the author's "normal" voice. As a result I wlways read them looking for clues that will shed light on writers and their working methods and lives, as well as their connections with the real world. I suspect some of them are written in code. Alas, however, there are no hidden meanings in this one-just an everyday voice that wants to express gratitude for help in several forms."
August 27, 2018
丿乇 "爻賯賵胤 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳" "鬲乇蹖爻蹖 卮賵丕賱蹖賴" 亘丕 讴賳丕乇 賴賲 賯乇丕乇 丿丕丿賳 丿賵 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 "賵丕鬲乇 賴丕賵爻" 賵 "讴賵賱賲賳" 亘賴 鬲賯丕亘賱 爻賳鬲 賵 賲丿乇賳蹖鬲賴 倬乇丕禺鬲賴 丕爻鬲. 蹖讴蹖 卮蹖賮鬲賴 賵 賲毓鬲賯丿 亘賴 丕乇夭卮 賴丕蹖 爻賳鬲蹖 毓氐乇 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇蹖丕蹖蹖 賵 丿蹖诏乇蹖 賲噩匕賵亘 鬲睾蹖蹖乇丕鬲 爻乇蹖毓 噩賴丕賳蹖 讴賴 亘賴 爻賲鬲 賳賵 卮丿賳 賲蹖 乇賵丿.
賲丕噩乇丕 鬲賵爻胤 乇丕賵蹖丕賳 賲鬲毓丿丿 亘蹖丕賳 賲蹖 卮賵丿. 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賴賲賴 蹖 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 丿乇诏蹖乇 賲丕噩乇丕貙 亘丕 賳诏丕賴 禺賵丿 賯爻賲鬲蹖 丕夭 賲丕噩乇丕 乇丕 亘丕夭诏賵 賲蹖 讴賳賳丿.
乇賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 亘賴 爻丕丿诏蹖 賵 乇賵丕賳 倬蹖卮 賲蹖 乇賵丿 賵 卮賲丕 亘蹖 丿睾丿睾賴 亘賴 丿賳亘丕賱卮 賲蹖 乇賵蹖丿 亘丿賵賳 賵噩賵丿 賳讴鬲賴 禺丕氐蹖.. 賮賯胤 倬蹖卮 賲蹖 乇賵丿 鬲丕 鬲賲丕賲 卮賵丿 賴賲蹖賳.
賲賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 亘丕 鬲乇噩賲賴 賳蹖賳丕 賮乇丕賴丕賳蹖 讴賴 賳卮乇 趩卮賲賴 亘賴 趩丕倬 乇爻丕賳丿賴貙 禺賵丕賳丿賲.
賲丕噩乇丕 鬲賵爻胤 乇丕賵蹖丕賳 賲鬲毓丿丿 亘蹖丕賳 賲蹖 卮賵丿. 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賴賲賴 蹖 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 丿乇诏蹖乇 賲丕噩乇丕貙 亘丕 賳诏丕賴 禺賵丿 賯爻賲鬲蹖 丕夭 賲丕噩乇丕 乇丕 亘丕夭诏賵 賲蹖 讴賳賳丿.
乇賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 亘賴 爻丕丿诏蹖 賵 乇賵丕賳 倬蹖卮 賲蹖 乇賵丿 賵 卮賲丕 亘蹖 丿睾丿睾賴 亘賴 丿賳亘丕賱卮 賲蹖 乇賵蹖丿 亘丿賵賳 賵噩賵丿 賳讴鬲賴 禺丕氐蹖.. 賮賯胤 倬蹖卮 賲蹖 乇賵丿 鬲丕 鬲賲丕賲 卮賵丿 賴賲蹖賳.
賲賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 亘丕 鬲乇噩賲賴 賳蹖賳丕 賮乇丕賴丕賳蹖 讴賴 賳卮乇 趩卮賲賴 亘賴 趩丕倬 乇爻丕賳丿賴貙 禺賵丕賳丿賲.
July 29, 2020
Loved this historical fiction family drama that begins in 1901 and the death of Queen Victoria that sets the scene and the tone of the book.
Multiple point of views keep this moving at a brisk pace as we sample the lives of each different character; both male and female, rich and poor.
Multiple point of views keep this moving at a brisk pace as we sample the lives of each different character; both male and female, rich and poor.
August 21, 2022
鬲賵 丕倬丿蹖鬲 賯亘賱蹖賲 爻倬賴乇 诏賮鬲 讴賴 賱丕丕賯賱 蹖賴 丿賵 禺胤 丿乇賲賵乇丿 讴鬲丕亘 亘賳賵蹖爻 賲賳賲 丕賱丕賳 丿丕乇賲 鬲賱丕卮賲賵 賲蹖讴賳賲.
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 丿賵 鬲丕 禺賵賳賵丕丿賴鈥屫池� 讴賴 丿禺鬲乇丕卮賵賳 鬲賵 賯亘乇爻鬲賵賳 亘丕賴賲 丿賵爻鬲 賲蹖卮賳 賵 丿賵爻鬲蹖 賵 賴賲爻丕蹖诏蹖 丕賵賳賴丕 亘丕賴賲貙 亘丕毓孬 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 亘蹖賳 亘夭乇诏鬲乇鈥屬囏� 賲蹖卮賴.
賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 爻毓蹖 丿丕乇賴 丕禺鬲賱丕賮 胤亘賯丕鬲蹖 賵 賮乇賴賳诏蹖 賵 丿乇 賳鬲蹖噩賴 鬲賮丕賵鬲 鬲賮讴乇丕鬲 賵 賱丕蹖賮 丕爻鬲丕蹖賱 禺賵賳賵丕丿賴鈥屬囏� 乇賵 亘賴 鬲氐賵蹖乇 亘讴卮賴.
丿乇 禺賱丕賱 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴賲 亘賴 卮乇賵毓 噩賳亘卮鈥屬囏й� 賮賲蹖賳蹖爻賲 倬乇丿丕禺鬲賴 卮丿賴.
賮讴乇 賲蹖讴賳賲 丕夭 丕賵賳 丿爻鬲賴 讴鬲丕亘丕爻鬲 讴賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳卮 亘丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 禺蹖賱蹖 趩蹖夭 禺丕氐 賵 亘賵賱丿蹖 賳丿丕乇賴貙 鬲賵 匕賴賳 丌丿賲 賲蹖鈥屬呝堎嗁� (丕蹖賳賵 趩賳丿 賲丕賴 亘毓丿 賯胤毓蹖卮賵 賲蹖鬲賵賳賲 亘诏賲).
乇賵賳丿 賵 乇蹖鬲賲 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘賴 賴蹖趩 毓賳賵丕賳 讴爻賱 讴賳賳丿賴 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 禺賵賳丿賳卮 乇賵 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁�. 賴乇趩賳丿 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 倬丕蹖丕賳 倬卮賲 乇蹖夭賵賳 丿丕卮鬲賲 (賴賲蹖卮賴
丿丕乇賲).
February 18, 2021
Read this the first time in 2017 and I only gave it two stars, don't know my reason behind that but this time I've enjoyed it more, it's an interesting look at life in early 1900s. I thought it was interesting to see different behavior and what they thought was right and wrong. Not my favorite Tracy Chevalier but it was a good book nevertheless
November 25, 2010
I found this book to be initially better than the infuriating "Girl with a Pearl Earring", maybe because it tried to present the story from different points of view, but then I got angry because the promise was totally unfulfilled. The characters were unbelievable and flat, as if written with some sort of manual in hand.
There were two girls who became friends despite the differences between their families and personalities, but nothing came out of it, because simply labeling one girl as "shallow & pretty" and the other as "intelligent and plain" couldn't make for developing their characters. Actually I liked the stupid and pretty Lavinia better, she was at least some fun. Maude I can't say anything about for the life of me, and she was the stupider one, what with her being so oblivious about Jenny the servant or Simon or her mum. She only cared about herself. The mothers, the grandmother, the fathers were even worse, one-dimensional tools good only for thinking textbook thoughts about "the spirit of the day", politics, suffrage and such - no character development, no independent thought, just timid agreement to be obvious puppets of the author.
The story was so predictable it was sad. Of course something bad was going to happen during the suffrage rally. Of course the poor boy would fall in love with rich ladies, and think about them lots of gentle stuff. Of course the independent woman would neglect her daughter. Of course all the internal monologues would consist entirely of hypocritical exclamations, declarations and declamations, what with all these persons being, y'know, Victorians and stuff.
So why 2 stars? Because it was a fast read and I like POV changes. But grrr.
There were two girls who became friends despite the differences between their families and personalities, but nothing came out of it, because simply labeling one girl as "shallow & pretty" and the other as "intelligent and plain" couldn't make for developing their characters. Actually I liked the stupid and pretty Lavinia better, she was at least some fun. Maude I can't say anything about for the life of me, and she was the stupider one, what with her being so oblivious about Jenny the servant or Simon or her mum. She only cared about herself. The mothers, the grandmother, the fathers were even worse, one-dimensional tools good only for thinking textbook thoughts about "the spirit of the day", politics, suffrage and such - no character development, no independent thought, just timid agreement to be obvious puppets of the author.
The story was so predictable it was sad. Of course something bad was going to happen during the suffrage rally. Of course the poor boy would fall in love with rich ladies, and think about them lots of gentle stuff. Of course the independent woman would neglect her daughter. Of course all the internal monologues would consist entirely of hypocritical exclamations, declarations and declamations, what with all these persons being, y'know, Victorians and stuff.
So why 2 stars? Because it was a fast read and I like POV changes. But grrr.
March 16, 2008
This takes place in Edwardian London, beginning the day after Victoria's death in 1901 and ending with the death of Edward VII in 1910. It concerns how the turn of the 20th Century affects two neighboring families, one of which hearkens back to the Victorian Era and one of which looks ahead to a new time. It especially concerns the incredibly stifling lives of women at the time. The mother in the forward family becomes a suffragette, pushing them forward perhaps a bit faster than they would wish to go. The climactic moment is a fictional account of a real event of the time, a huge demonstration demanding votes for women. It has tragic results for both families--the young girls of each family are especially affected. The novel is told in Spoon River Anthology style, with different characters taking the narrative voice of succeeding chapters, as if the reader were glimpsing into their personal journals. The differing reactions of one character to events deepen your understanding of the character who spoke before, and you piece out the story by taking in all the characters. There was an Upstairs, Downstairs quality as well because she gives a voice to everyone from the dictatorial grandmother to the poor upstairs maid to the barefoot boy who digs graves. It was a bit of a depressing book, but oddly uplifting when you finished seeing the whole picture. I enjoyed the author's "Girl with the Pearl Earring," and I enjoyed this one as well even though it was so different.
Just as a side note: it is incredible to me when I think of it that my own grandmothers were not allowed to vote until well after they became mothers. God bless those suffragettes.
Just as a side note: it is incredible to me when I think of it that my own grandmothers were not allowed to vote until well after they became mothers. God bless those suffragettes.
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May 5, 2016鬲丕丨丕賱丕 噩賳丕夭賴 賳丿蹖丿賴 丕賲 . 诏賮鬲賳 丕蹖賳 丨乇賮 丕夭 蹖讴 诏賵乇讴賳 亘毓蹖丿 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲蹖 乇爻丿 . 鬲賲丕賲 乇賵夭 乇丕 亘丕 噩賳丕夭賴 賴丕蹖 丕胤乇丕賮賲 爻乇 賲蹖讴賳賲 賵賱蹖 賴賲賴 卮丕賳 鬲賵蹖 鬲丕亘賵鬲 丕賳丿 . 丿乇卮丕賳 賲丨讴賲 賲蹖禺 卮丿賴 丕賳丿 賵 乇賵蹖 卮丕賳 賴賲 禺丕讴 乇蹖禺鬲賴 卮丿賴 . 亘毓囟蹖 賵賯鬲 賴丕 賲蹖 丕蹖爻鬲賲 乇賵蹖 蹖讴 鬲丕亘賵鬲 貙 丿丕禺賱 賯亘乇 . 亘蹖賳 賲賳 賵 噩賳丕夭賴 賮賯胤 趩賳丿 爻丕賳鬲蹖 賲鬲乇 賮丕氐賱賴 丕爻鬲 . 丕賲丕 賳賲蹖 亘蹖賳賲卮 . 锟斤拷诏乇 夭賲丕賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇蹖 乇丕 亘蹖乇賵賳 丕夭 賯亘乇爻鬲丕賳 氐乇賮 賲蹖 讴乇丿賲 噩賳丕夭賴 賴丕蹖 亘蹖卮鬲乇蹖 賲蹖 丿蹖丿賲 . 賲爻禺乇賴 丕爻鬲 貙 賲丕丿乇 賵 禺賵丕賴乇賴丕蹖賲 氐丿鬲丕卮丕賳 乇丕 丿蹖丿賴 丕賳丿 . 賴賲賴 夭賳 賴丕 賵 亘趩賴 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賲賵賯毓 丿賳蹖丕 丌賲丿賳 賲乇丿賴 丕賳丿 賵 蹖丕 賴賲爻丕蹖賴 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丕夭 诏乇爻賳诏蹖 蹖丕 爻乇 賲丕 鬲賱賮 卮丿賴 丕賳丿 .
December 11, 2016
I love everything Chevalier has written but this unique story set in Edwardian London has been a particular, long-time favorite. The story focuses on the friendship of two young girls from different backgrounds and includes several perspectives, including that of a gravedigger's son and an ardent suffragette. A well-researched piece of historical fiction and a gripping story.
March 1, 2020
爻賯賵胤 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 丿賵 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 丕爻鬲 丿乇 賲噩丕賵乇鬲 蹖讴 賯亘乇爻鬲丕賳.
丿乇 賵丕賯毓 丕蹖賳 賯亘乇爻鬲丕賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕蹖賳 丿賵 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 乇丕 亘賴 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 倬蹖賵賳丿 賲蹖 丿賴丿. 賯亘乇爻鬲丕賳蹖 讴賴 賲乇丿诏丕賳卮 丕夭 賲乇丿賲丕賳 丿賳蹖丕蹖 賵丕賯毓蹖 夭賳丿賴 鬲乇 賲蹖 賳賲丕蹖賳丿.
丿乇 丕亘鬲丿丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲鬲賵噩賴 賲蹖 卮賵蹖賲 讴賴 賲賱讴賴 蹖 丕賳诏賱爻鬲丕賳貙 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇蹖丕貙 丕夭 丿賳蹖丕 乇賮鬲賴 賵 賴賲诏丕賳 丿乇 丨丕賱 毓夭丕丿丕乇蹖 亘乇丕蹖 賲賱讴賴 賴爻鬲賳丿. 丿乇 賵丕賯毓 賲乇诏 賲賱讴賴貙 倬丕蹖丕賳 丿賵乇賴 蹖 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇蹖丕 乇丕 賳卮丕賳 賲蹖丿賴丿. 亘丕 倬丕蹖丕賳 丕蹖賳 丿賵乇賴 夭賲蹖賳賴 蹖 乇賴丕蹖蹖 丕夭 丕乇夭卮 賴丕蹖 爻乇讴賵亘诏乇 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇蹖丕蹖蹖 賮乇丕賴賲 卮丿賴 賵 賲乇丿賲 亘丕 爻亘讴 夭賳丿诏蹖 賱蹖亘乇丕賱 丕丿賵丕乇丿蹖丕蹖蹖 讴賲蹖 丌卮賳丕 賲蹖 卮賵賳丿 讴賴 丕蹖賳 倬蹖卮乇賮鬲 賴丕蹖 丕噩鬲賲丕毓蹖 賲鬲毓丿丿蹖 乇丕 亘丕 禺賵丿 亘賴 賴賲乇丕賴 賲蹖 丌賵乇丿. 亘乇丕蹖 賲孬丕賱貙 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 噩賳亘卮 賴丕貙 賲亘丕乇夭賴 亘乇丕蹖 丨賯 乇丕蹖 夭賳丕賳 亘賵丿貙 讴賴 賳賴 鬲賳賴丕 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳貙 賲孬賱 讴蹖鬲蹖 賵 诏乇鬲乇賵丿 乇丕 丕夭 賴賲 丿蹖诏乇 噩丿丕 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿貙 亘賱讴賴 夭賳丕賳 賵 賲乇丿丕賳 噩丕賲毓賴 乇丕 亘賴 丿賵 丿爻鬲賴 蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲 鬲賯爻蹖賲 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿. 讴蹖鬲蹖貙 亘蹖卮鬲乇 亘賴 丿賳亘丕賱 丕乇夭卮 賴丕蹖 鬲丕夭賴 賵 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 丕爻鬲 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖 讴賴 诏乇鬲乇賵丿 胤乇賮丿丕乇 爻賳鬲 賵 丕乇夭卮賴丕蹖 爻乇讴賵亘诏乇 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇蹖丕蹖蹖 丕爻鬲. 丕蹖賳 鬲賯丕亘賱 亘蹖賳 丿賵 丿蹖丿诏丕賴貙 亘蹖丕賳诏乇 鬲賯丕亘賱 賲丿乇賳蹖鬲賴 賵 爻賳鬲 诏乇丕蹖蹖 丕爻鬲.
丕夭 丌賳噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 蹖 讴蹖鬲蹖貙 讴賱賲賳 賴丕貙 丕夭 胤亘賯賴 蹖 亘丕賱丕蹖 賲鬲賵爻胤 噩丕賲毓賴 賴爻鬲賳 賵 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 蹖 诏乇鬲乇賵丿貙 賵丕鬲乇賴丕爻 賴丕貙 丕夭 胤亘賯賴 蹖 賲鬲賵爻胤 噩丕賲毓賴貙 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳 丕蹖賳诏賵賳賴 賳鬲蹖噩賴 诏乇賮鬲 讴賴 丕蹖賳 倬蹖乇賵蹖 丕夭 丕乇夭卮 賴丕蹖 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇蹖丕蹖蹖 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿乇 丿賴讴 賴丕蹖 乇賵 亘賴 倬丕蹖蹖賳 丕噩鬲賲丕毓 乇賵丕噩 丿丕卮鬲賴 丕爻鬲. 賲乇诏 讴蹖鬲蹖 賵 丌蹖賵蹖 賲蹖貙 賳卮丕賳 賲蹖 丿賴丿 讴賴 丕蹖賳 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 賵 乇賮鬲賳 亘賴 爻賵蹖 賲丿乇賳蹖鬲賴貙 亘乇 乇賵蹖 賴乇 丿賵 胤亘賯賴 蹖 丕噩鬲賲丕毓蹖 鬲亘毓丕鬲 噩亘乇丕賳 賳丕倬匕蹖乇蹖 乇丕 亘丕賯蹖 诏匕丕卮鬲賴 丕爻鬲.
爻賯賵胤 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳貙 丨讴丕蹖鬲 丿賱賴乇賴 丌賵乇 丿賵 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘賴 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 倬蹖賵爻鬲賴 丕賳丿. 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿賵爻鬲蹖 賴丕蹖 讴賵丿讴丕賳賴貙 亘蹖丿丕乇蹖 噩賳爻蹖 賵 囟毓賮 丕賳爻丕賳蹖貙 讴賴 丿乇 趩丕乇趩賵亘 賳馗丕賲 噩丕賲毓賴 蹖 夭賲丕賳 禺賵蹖卮 賯乇丕乇 诏乇賮鬲賴 丕賳丿. 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丨賲丕爻賴 蹖 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 蹖讴 賲賱鬲 丕爻鬲 讴賴 丨賯賵賯 禺賵丿 賵 丕乇夭卮 賴丕 賵 丕毓鬲賯丕丿丕鬲 孬丕亘鬲 噩丕賲毓賴 蹖 禺賵丿 乇丕 夭蹖乇 爻賵丕賱 賲蹖 亘乇賳丿.
賯亘乇爻鬲丕賳 賵丕賯毓蹖貙 賳馗丕賲 賵 丕乇夭卮賴丕蹖 賲乇丿賴 丕蹖爻鬲 讴賴 丕賳爻丕賳 賴丕 禺賵丿 賵丕賯毓蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 倬卮鬲 丌賳賴丕 倬賳賴丕賳 賳賲賵丿賴 丕賳丿.
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕 亘賴 鬲乇噩賲賴 蹖 賳蹖賳丕 賮乇丕賴丕賳蹖 禺賵丕賳丿賲. 賳賲蹖 丿丕賳賲 丕蹖乇丕丿 丕夭 鬲乇噩賲賴 亘賵丿 賵 蹖丕 囟毓賮 賳诏丕乇卮 禺賵丿 讴鬲丕亘 賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲 倬乇丿丕夭蹖 賴丕. 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕诏乇趩賴 丕夭 夭亘丕賳 乇丕賵蹖丕賳 賲鬲毓丿丿蹖 亘蹖丕賳 賲蹖 卮丿貙 賵賱蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 賳賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳丿 賲鬲賵噩賴 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 賱丨賳 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 卮賵丿 賵丕賳诏丕乇 賴賲诏蹖 夭亘丕賳 賲卮鬲乇讴蹖 丿丕乇賳丿. 丿乇 亘蹖賳 賴賲蹖賳 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕貙 鬲賲乇讴夭 亘蹖卮鬲乇 乇賵蹖 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 夭賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賯乇丕乇 丿丕乇丿貙 賵 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 丕胤賱丕毓丕鬲 趩賳丿丕賳蹖 丕夭 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 賲乇丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘丿爻鬲 賳賲蹖 丌賵乇丿. 丕賱亘鬲賴 賲賳 丕蹖賳 乇丕 丕蹖乇丕丿蹖 亘乇丕蹖 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賳賲蹖 丿丕賳賲貙 趩乇丕 讴賴 亘丕 賲乇诏 賲賱讴賴 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇蹖丕貙 噩丕賲毓賴 丕夭 賲乇丿爻丕賱丕乇蹖 讴賲蹖 賮丕氐賱賴 诏乇賮鬲 賵 賲乇丿賲丕賳 讴賲 讴賲 賲鬲賵噩賴 丨囟賵乇 夭賳丕賳 賵 賳賯卮 丌賳丕賳 丿乇 噩丕賲毓賴 卮丿賳丿.
October 14, 2017
賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭 賳丕乇丕丨鬲鈥屭┵嗁嗀団€屫� 丕夭 丌賳 賳蹖爻鬲 讴賴 讴爻蹖 賲鬲賵噩賴 賳亘丕卮丿 丿丕乇蹖 鬲賳亘蹖賴卮 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃�
丕賳鬲禺丕亘 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵賳丿賳 丿乇 丕亘鬲丿丕 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賴蹖趩 鬲賵噩蹖賴蹖 賳丿丕卮鬲. 賳賴 賳賲乇賴鈥屰� 诏賵丿乇蹖丿夭卮 禺賵亘 亘賵丿貙 賳賴 賯亘賱丕 丕夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 讴鬲丕亘蹖 禺賵賳丿賴 亘賵丿賲貙 賳賴 讴爻蹖 丕夭 丿賵爻鬲丕賳賲 禺賵賳丿賴 亘賵丿卮 讴賴 亘賴 賲賳 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 亘丿賴. 卮丕蹖丿 毓賱鬲 丕蹖賳讴賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 丕夭 賯賮爻賴鈥屰� 讴鬲丕亘禺賵賳賴 亘乇丿丕卮鬲賲 賵 丕賲丕賳鬲 诏乇賮鬲賲貙 禺蹖賱蹖 賲囟丨讴 亘蹖丕丿貙 丕賲丕 賵丕賯毓蹖鬲 丿丕乇賴: 乇賳诏 毓胤賮 賵 倬卮鬲 噩賱丿 讴鬲丕亘 賵 亘乇诏鈥屬囏й� 亘丕賱讴蹖鈥屫ж�
賲胤賲卅賳丕 趩賳蹖賳 丿賱蹖賱蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 亘乇丕蹖 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 蹖讴 讴鬲丕亘 丿賱蹖賱 賲賳胤賯蹖鈥屫й� 亘丕卮賴貙 丕賲丕 禺賵卮亘禺鬲丕賳賴 芦爻賯賵胤 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳禄 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵亘蹖 丕夭 丌亘 丿乇 丕賵賲丿. 賴賳賵夭 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賲 丿賯蹖賯丕 丕夭 趩蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵卮賲 丕賵賲丿賴貙 丕賲丕 賲胤賲卅賳賲 讴賴 禺賵卮賲 丕賵賲丿賴 趩賵賳 丿賵 卮亘 亘丕 賵噩賵丿 禺爻鬲诏蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 夭蹖丕丿 賲賳賵 鬲丕 3 卮亘 亘蹖丿丕乇 賳诏賴 丿丕卮鬲. 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 毓噩蹖亘 蹖丕 禺丕氐蹖 賳蹖爻鬲貙 賲毓賲賵賱蹖賽 賲毓賲賵賱蹖 丕爻鬲貙 丕賲丕 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 禺賵賳丿賳 爻胤乇賴丕蹖卮 丿賱賳卮蹖賳 亘賵丿. 丕賱亘鬲賴 賴賲賴鈥屰� 丕蹖賳 賲賵丕乇丿 蹖讴 胤乇賮貙 鬲乇噩賲賴鈥屰� 禺賵亘 賵 乇賵丕賳 賴賲 蹖讴 胤乇賮 丿蹖诏賴. 賵丕賯毓丕 鬲乇噩賲賴鈥屰� 禺賵亘 趩賯丿乇 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 乇賵蹖 毓賱丕賯賴鈥屬呝嗀� 卮丿賳 丌丿賲 亘賴 蹖讴 讴鬲丕亘 丕孬乇 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賴
丕诏賴 讴爻蹖 丕夭 賲賳 亘倬乇爻賴 讴賴 芦爻賯賵胤 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳禄 乇賵 亘賴卮 鬲賵氐蹖賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 蹖丕 賳賴貙 賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 趩賴 噩賵丕亘蹖 亘丿賲. 趩賵賳 賵丕賯毓丕 賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 趩蹖 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘賵丿 讴賴 賲賳賵 丿賳亘丕賱 禺賵丿卮 讴卮賵賳丿. 亘丕 丕蹖賳 丨丕賱 丕诏乇 賴乇丕夭诏丕賴蹖 丕賴賱 诏乇賮鬲賳 鬲氐賲蹖賲鈥屬囏й� 蹖讴 賴賵蹖蹖 賵 亘蹖鈥屬呝嗀焚� 鬲賵蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖鬲賵賳 賴爻鬲蹖丿貙 卮丕蹖丿 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 禺賵賳丿賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 趩賳丿丕賳 倬卮蹖賲賵賳鬲賵賳 賳讴賳賴
倬.賳: 丕賱亘鬲賴 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕賲丕賳鬲 诏乇賮鬲賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘丕 丿蹖丿賳 賳賲乇賴鈥屰� 诏賵丿乇蹖丿夭卮 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賯蹖丿 禺賵賳丿賳卮 乇賵 夭丿賴 亘賵丿賲 讴賴 賳賯賱 賯賵賱 丕亘鬲丿丕蹖 丕蹖賳 乇蹖賵蹖賵 乇賵 丿蹖丿賲 賵 丕賵賳賯丿乇 亘乇丕賲 丿賱賳卮蹖賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 亘丕 禺賵丿賲 诏賮鬲賲 丨鬲賲丕 亘丕蹖丿 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘禺賵賳賲!
倬.賳 2: 丌禺乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 鬲賳賴丕 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 鬲賲丕賲 賮讴乇 賵 匕讴乇賲 乇賵 亘賴 禺賵丿卮 賲卮睾賵賱 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿 丕蹖賳 亘賵丿: 禺丕讴 禺蹖賱蹖 爻乇丿賴. 禺蹖賱蹖...
丕蹖賳讴賴 賴賲賴鈥屰� 賵爻丕蹖賱蹖 讴賴 賱丕夭賲 丿丕乇蹖丿 丿乇 蹖讴 賲睾丕夭賴 倬蹖丿丕 卮賵丿貙 鬲爻賱蹖鈥屫ㄘ� 丕爻鬲
May 29, 2020
I love how this book exposes so many different aspects of the Victorian lifestyle; from people with high society statuses, to servants and even a gravedigger's son. The fact that the story is told through the eyes of thirteen very different characters makes it even more interesting to read, since I never seemed to get bored with the whole concept of the story.
Through this book I can delve into the past and examine the London lifestyle in the Victorian era that I didn't have much clue about before. I didn't know how difficult life was to women during those years. They didn't have what modern women now take for granted: the freedom of choice, of speech, and of having equality.
This novel is romantic, heart wrenching, tragic, entertaining, and just simply beautifully written. I finished it in less than a week. I cried when Kitty Coleman and Ivy May passed away. I simply couldn't put it down. Praise for Tracy Chevalier. I am a fan.
Through this book I can delve into the past and examine the London lifestyle in the Victorian era that I didn't have much clue about before. I didn't know how difficult life was to women during those years. They didn't have what modern women now take for granted: the freedom of choice, of speech, and of having equality.
This novel is romantic, heart wrenching, tragic, entertaining, and just simply beautifully written. I finished it in less than a week. I cried when Kitty Coleman and Ivy May passed away. I simply couldn't put it down. Praise for Tracy Chevalier. I am a fan.
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October 5, 2023
鄄.鄞
丕賵賱蹖賳鈥屫ㄘж� 讴賴 爻賯賵胤 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳 乇賵 禺賵賳丿賲貙 讴賱丕爻 賴卮鬲賲 亘賵丿賲. 禺蹖賱蹖 亘賴賲 趩爻亘蹖丿. 丕蹖賳鈥屫ㄘж� 賴賲 亘丕 賴賲賵賳 鬲氐賵乇 乇賮鬲賲 爻乇丕睾卮 賵 禺亘... 賴毓蹖.
卮蹖賵賴贁 氐丨亘鬲鈥屭┴必� 卮禺氐蹖鬲鈥屬囏� 丕乇鬲亘丕胤蹖 亘丕 噩丕蹖诏丕賴卮賵賳 賳丿丕乇賴. 賲孬賱丕賸 蹖賴 亘趩賴贁 鄱_鄯爻丕賱賴 丕夭 賵丕跇賴贁 芦賲丕賱蹖禺賵賱蹖丕禄 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁�. 賲丿賱 氐丨亘鬲 讴乇丿賳 蹖賴 亘趩賴贁 賯亘乇讴賳 讴賴 賴蹖趩鈥屬堎傌� 賲丿乇爻賴 賳乇賮鬲賴貙 賮乇賯 夭蹖丕丿蹖 亘丕 蹖賴 亘夭乇诏爻丕賱 倬賵賱丿丕乇 賵 亘丕爻賵丕丿 賳丿丕乇賴.
賲卮讴賱 丕氐賱蹖賲 亘丕 讴鬲丕亘 丕蹖賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 賴賲賴贁 卮禺氐蹖鬲鈥屬囏� 丕丨賲賯賳. 讴賱賲賴贁 丿蹖诏賴鈥屫й� 亘乇丕蹖 鬲賵氐蹖賮卮 賳丿丕乇賲. 賴蹖趩鈥屭┴� 鬲氐賲蹖賲 毓丕賯賱丕賳賴鈥屫й� 賳賲蹖鈥屭屫辟�. 賴蹖趩 卮禺氐蹖鬲蹖 鬲賵蹖 丕蹖賳 蹖賴鈥屫囐囏� 匕乇賴鈥屫й� 亘丕賱睾 賳賲蹖鈥屫促�. 賳賲蹖鈥屭� 賴賲賴贁 丿丕爻鬲丕賳丕 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 蹖賴 乇賵賳丿 倬蹖乇賵蹖 讴賳賳貨 賲爻卅賱賴 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 賵丕賯毓蹖 丕蹖賳 卮讴賱蹖 賳蹖爻鬲.
賮賯胤 丌禺乇卮 蹖讴蹖 丿賵鬲丕 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 賳丕诏賴丕賳蹖 讴賴 丨鬲蹖 賲毓賱賵賲 賳亘賵丿 丕夭 讴噩丕 卮乇賵毓 卮丿賴貙 乇禺 丿丕丿. :))
亘毓丿 賴賲 亘丕 趩賳丿鬲丕 賲乇诏 亘賴 卮丿鬲 亘蹖賴賵丿賴 (丿丕乇賲 爻毓蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 丕爻倬賵蹖賱 賳讴賳賲.) 噩賳亘卮 丨賯 乇兀蹖 夭賳丕賳 乇賵 亘賴 爻禺乇賴 诏乇賮鬲. 丕賱亘鬲賴 賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 賵丕賯毓丕賸 趩賳蹖賳 賯氐丿蹖 丿丕卮鬲 蹖丕 賳賴貨 賵賱蹖 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 噩賵乇蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 丕蹖賳鈥屫焚堌� 亘賴鈥屬嗀肛� 乇爻蹖丿.
丿乇爻鬲賴 亘丿卮賵 诏賮鬲賲貙 賵賱蹖 丕賵賳鈥屬傌必� 賴賲 丕毓氐丕亘賲賵 禺乇丿 賳讴乇丿. :)
賴賲賵賳 丕賲鬲蹖丕夭蹖 讴賴 丕賵賱 诏賮鬲賲 亘賴鈥屬嗀肛辟� 禺賵亘賴.
丕賵賱蹖賳鈥屫ㄘж� 讴賴 爻賯賵胤 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳 乇賵 禺賵賳丿賲貙 讴賱丕爻 賴卮鬲賲 亘賵丿賲. 禺蹖賱蹖 亘賴賲 趩爻亘蹖丿. 丕蹖賳鈥屫ㄘж� 賴賲 亘丕 賴賲賵賳 鬲氐賵乇 乇賮鬲賲 爻乇丕睾卮 賵 禺亘... 賴毓蹖.
卮蹖賵賴贁 氐丨亘鬲鈥屭┴必� 卮禺氐蹖鬲鈥屬囏� 丕乇鬲亘丕胤蹖 亘丕 噩丕蹖诏丕賴卮賵賳 賳丿丕乇賴. 賲孬賱丕賸 蹖賴 亘趩賴贁 鄱_鄯爻丕賱賴 丕夭 賵丕跇賴贁 芦賲丕賱蹖禺賵賱蹖丕禄 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁�. 賲丿賱 氐丨亘鬲 讴乇丿賳 蹖賴 亘趩賴贁 賯亘乇讴賳 讴賴 賴蹖趩鈥屬堎傌� 賲丿乇爻賴 賳乇賮鬲賴貙 賮乇賯 夭蹖丕丿蹖 亘丕 蹖賴 亘夭乇诏爻丕賱 倬賵賱丿丕乇 賵 亘丕爻賵丕丿 賳丿丕乇賴.
賲卮讴賱 丕氐賱蹖賲 亘丕 讴鬲丕亘 丕蹖賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 賴賲賴贁 卮禺氐蹖鬲鈥屬囏� 丕丨賲賯賳. 讴賱賲賴贁 丿蹖诏賴鈥屫й� 亘乇丕蹖 鬲賵氐蹖賮卮 賳丿丕乇賲. 賴蹖趩鈥屭┴� 鬲氐賲蹖賲 毓丕賯賱丕賳賴鈥屫й� 賳賲蹖鈥屭屫辟�. 賴蹖趩 卮禺氐蹖鬲蹖 鬲賵蹖 丕蹖賳 蹖賴鈥屫囐囏� 匕乇賴鈥屫й� 亘丕賱睾 賳賲蹖鈥屫促�. 賳賲蹖鈥屭� 賴賲賴贁 丿丕爻鬲丕賳丕 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 蹖賴 乇賵賳丿 倬蹖乇賵蹖 讴賳賳貨 賲爻卅賱賴 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 賵丕賯毓蹖 丕蹖賳 卮讴賱蹖 賳蹖爻鬲.
賮賯胤 丌禺乇卮 蹖讴蹖 丿賵鬲丕 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 賳丕诏賴丕賳蹖 讴賴 丨鬲蹖 賲毓賱賵賲 賳亘賵丿 丕夭 讴噩丕 卮乇賵毓 卮丿賴貙 乇禺 丿丕丿. :))
亘毓丿 賴賲 亘丕 趩賳丿鬲丕 賲乇诏 亘賴 卮丿鬲 亘蹖賴賵丿賴 (丿丕乇賲 爻毓蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 丕爻倬賵蹖賱 賳讴賳賲.) 噩賳亘卮 丨賯 乇兀蹖 夭賳丕賳 乇賵 亘賴 爻禺乇賴 诏乇賮鬲. 丕賱亘鬲賴 賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 賵丕賯毓丕賸 趩賳蹖賳 賯氐丿蹖 丿丕卮鬲 蹖丕 賳賴貨 賵賱蹖 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 噩賵乇蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 丕蹖賳鈥屫焚堌� 亘賴鈥屬嗀肛� 乇爻蹖丿.
丿乇爻鬲賴 亘丿卮賵 诏賮鬲賲貙 賵賱蹖 丕賵賳鈥屬傌必� 賴賲 丕毓氐丕亘賲賵 禺乇丿 賳讴乇丿. :)
賴賲賵賳 丕賲鬲蹖丕夭蹖 讴賴 丕賵賱 诏賮鬲賲 亘賴鈥屬嗀肛辟� 禺賵亘賴.
March 11, 2011
Hmpf.
Hmpf,hmpf.
This book was a bad try at writing dark.
Well all the books from this author are that,but still!
I had a real problem whit the destiny of the main character and her mother.
At least she was the main character to me.
All the others were so horrible you wanted to beat them whit a stick!
So,the mother dies.And the girl does not get the boy she wants because of her winy bratty friend that indirectly messed up her and her mothers life.
Go figure.
I just have enough of injustice to look at in real life.Why read about shallow evil people that tend to make life miserable for the marginally good ones?
I gave it the second star because it was not badly written when it comes to form.Just when we consider the plot.
Hmpf,hmpf.
This book was a bad try at writing dark.
Well all the books from this author are that,but still!
I had a real problem whit the destiny of the main character and her mother.
At least she was the main character to me.
All the others were so horrible you wanted to beat them whit a stick!
So,the mother dies.And the girl does not get the boy she wants because of her winy bratty friend that indirectly messed up her and her mothers life.
Go figure.
I just have enough of injustice to look at in real life.Why read about shallow evil people that tend to make life miserable for the marginally good ones?
I gave it the second star because it was not badly written when it comes to form.Just when we consider the plot.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 21, 2016
爻賯賵胤 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳 丕夭 丌賳 讴鬲丕亘 賴丕蹖蹖爻鬲 讴賴 賳賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳賲 鬲氐賲蹖賲 亘诏蹖乇賲 丿賵爻鬲卮 丿丕乇賲 蹖丕 賳賴.
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘丕 賲乇诏 賲賱讴賴 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇蹖丕 丿乇 爻丕賱 1901 卮乇賵毓 賲蹖 卮賵丿 賵 亘賴 賲丿鬲 賳賴 爻丕賱 (爻丕賱 賴丕蹖 爻賱胤賳鬲 丕丿賵丕乇丿 賴賮鬲賲) 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 丿賵 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 乇丕 丿賳亘丕賱 賲蹖 讴賳丿.
賳孬乇 讴鬲丕亘 賳孬乇 賲禺氐賵氐 賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳蹖 鬲乇蹖爻蹖 卮賵丕賱蹖賴 丕爻鬲. 賳孬乇蹖 乇賵丕賳 亘丕 賴賲丕賳 鬲賵氐蹖賮 賴丕 賵 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲 丿賯蹖賯 讴賴 丿乇 芦丿禺鬲乇蹖 亘丕 诏賵卮賵丕乇賴 賲乇賵丕乇蹖丿禄 賴賲 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 卮丿賴 賵 丕蹖賳 亘丕乇 賲禺丕胤亘 乇丕 亘賴 丕亘鬲丿丕蹖 賯乇賳 亘蹖爻鬲賲 賵 丌睾丕夭 鬲睾蹖蹖乇丕鬲 丿乇 丕賳诏賱爻鬲丕賳 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇蹖丕蹖蹖 賲蹖 亘乇丿. 鬲乇蹖爻蹖 卮賵丕賱蹖賴 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕夭 趩賳丿蹖賳 乇丕賵蹖 丕賵賱 卮禺氐 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿 賵 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 亘賴 賴賲賴 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳卮 賮乇氐鬲 丿丕丿賴 亘賵丿 鬲丕 亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕 丕夭 夭丕賵蹖賴 丿蹖丿 禺賵丿 乇賵丕蹖鬲 讴賳賳丿. 丕賲丕 亘禺卮 丕氐賱蹖 讴鬲丕亘 丕夭 夭亘丕賳 夭賳丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵丕蹖鬲 賲蹖 卮賵丿 賵 亘丕 鬲賵噩賴 亘賴 爻蹖乇 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳 诏賮鬲 芦爻賯賵胤 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳禄 讴鬲丕亘蹖 丿乇亘丕乇賴 夭賳丕賳 丿乇 丕睾丕夭 賯乇賳 亘蹖爻鬲賲 丕爻鬲.
芦爻賯賵胤 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳禄 亘乇 禺賱丕賮 芦丿禺鬲乇蹖 亘丕 诏賵卮賵丕乇賴 賲乇賵丕乇蹖丿禄 (讴賴 丕夭 爻乇卮丕乇 乇賳诏 賴丕蹖 丿乇禺卮丕賳 賵 丨爻 禺賵亘 賴賳乇 賵 賳賯丕卮蹖 亘賵丿)貙 亘賵蹖 賲乇诏 賲蹖丿丕丿. 讴鬲丕亘 亘丕 蹖讴 賲乇诏 卮乇賵毓 (賲賱讴賴 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇蹖丕) 賵 亘丕 蹖讴 賲乇诏 倬丕蹖丕賳 蹖丕賮鬲 (倬丕丿卮丕賴 丕丿賵丕乇丿 賴賮鬲賲). 丿乇 胤賵賱 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴賲 賲乇诏 亘乇 亘禺卮 賴丕蹖 賲禺鬲賱賮 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 爻丕蹖賴 丕賳丿丕禺鬲賴 亘賵丿. (賯亘乇爻鬲丕賳貙 诏賵乇讴賳 賴丕貙 賮乇卮鬲賴 賴丕 賵 馗乇賮 賴丕蹖 禺丕讴爻鬲乇貙 鬲卮乇蹖賮丕鬲 禺丕讴爻倬丕乇蹖 賵 毓夭丕丿丕乇蹖 賵...)
賲卮讴賱 丕氐賱蹖 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕蹖賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 賲賳 鬲丕 氐丿 氐賮丨賴 丕賵賱 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 爻乇丿乇诏賲 亘賵丿 讴賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 趩賴 賲爻蹖乇蹖 乇锟斤拷 丿乇 倬蹖卮 诏乇賮鬲賴 賵 賴丿賮 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 趩蹖爻鬲 賵 賯乇丕乇 丕爻鬲 亘賴 讴噩丕 亘乇爻賳丿. 賵 丕囟丕賮賴 卮丿賳 丕蹖賳 賲爻卅賱賴 亘賴 噩夭卅蹖 诏乇蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 亘丕毓孬 卮丿 丨爻 讴賳賲 丿乇 賱賳丿賳 賯乇賳 亘蹖爻鬲賲 诏賲 卮丿賴 丕賲. 賲卮讴賱 亘毓丿蹖 乇賮鬲丕乇 睾蹖乇 賯丕亘賱 丿乇讴 亘毓囟蹖 丕夭 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 亘賴 禺氐賵氐 讴蹖鬲蹖 讴賵賱賲賳 亘賵丿. 讴賴 丨鬲蹖 乇賵丕蹖鬲 亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕夭 夭亘丕賳 禺賵丿卮 鬲賵噩蹖賴蹖 亘乇 乇賮鬲丕乇 賴丕蹖 毓噩蹖亘 賵 睾乇蹖亘卮 賳亘賵丿.
丕賳鬲馗丕乇蹖 讴賴 丕夭 鬲乇蹖爻蹖 卮賵丕賱蹖賴 丿丕卮鬲賲 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇丕賵乇丿賴 賳卮丿 賵 亘丕 鬲賵噩賴 亘賴 賴賲賴 賲爻丕卅賱 丕賲鬲蹖丕夭 賲賳 亘賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘蹖賳 爻賴 賵 趩賴丕乇 丕爻鬲.
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘丕 賲乇诏 賲賱讴賴 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇蹖丕 丿乇 爻丕賱 1901 卮乇賵毓 賲蹖 卮賵丿 賵 亘賴 賲丿鬲 賳賴 爻丕賱 (爻丕賱 賴丕蹖 爻賱胤賳鬲 丕丿賵丕乇丿 賴賮鬲賲) 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 丿賵 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 乇丕 丿賳亘丕賱 賲蹖 讴賳丿.
賳孬乇 讴鬲丕亘 賳孬乇 賲禺氐賵氐 賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳蹖 鬲乇蹖爻蹖 卮賵丕賱蹖賴 丕爻鬲. 賳孬乇蹖 乇賵丕賳 亘丕 賴賲丕賳 鬲賵氐蹖賮 賴丕 賵 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲 丿賯蹖賯 讴賴 丿乇 芦丿禺鬲乇蹖 亘丕 诏賵卮賵丕乇賴 賲乇賵丕乇蹖丿禄 賴賲 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 卮丿賴 賵 丕蹖賳 亘丕乇 賲禺丕胤亘 乇丕 亘賴 丕亘鬲丿丕蹖 賯乇賳 亘蹖爻鬲賲 賵 丌睾丕夭 鬲睾蹖蹖乇丕鬲 丿乇 丕賳诏賱爻鬲丕賳 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇蹖丕蹖蹖 賲蹖 亘乇丿. 鬲乇蹖爻蹖 卮賵丕賱蹖賴 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕夭 趩賳丿蹖賳 乇丕賵蹖 丕賵賱 卮禺氐 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿 賵 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 亘賴 賴賲賴 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳卮 賮乇氐鬲 丿丕丿賴 亘賵丿 鬲丕 亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕 丕夭 夭丕賵蹖賴 丿蹖丿 禺賵丿 乇賵丕蹖鬲 讴賳賳丿. 丕賲丕 亘禺卮 丕氐賱蹖 讴鬲丕亘 丕夭 夭亘丕賳 夭賳丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵丕蹖鬲 賲蹖 卮賵丿 賵 亘丕 鬲賵噩賴 亘賴 爻蹖乇 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳 诏賮鬲 芦爻賯賵胤 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳禄 讴鬲丕亘蹖 丿乇亘丕乇賴 夭賳丕賳 丿乇 丕睾丕夭 賯乇賳 亘蹖爻鬲賲 丕爻鬲.
芦爻賯賵胤 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳禄 亘乇 禺賱丕賮 芦丿禺鬲乇蹖 亘丕 诏賵卮賵丕乇賴 賲乇賵丕乇蹖丿禄 (讴賴 丕夭 爻乇卮丕乇 乇賳诏 賴丕蹖 丿乇禺卮丕賳 賵 丨爻 禺賵亘 賴賳乇 賵 賳賯丕卮蹖 亘賵丿)貙 亘賵蹖 賲乇诏 賲蹖丿丕丿. 讴鬲丕亘 亘丕 蹖讴 賲乇诏 卮乇賵毓 (賲賱讴賴 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇蹖丕) 賵 亘丕 蹖讴 賲乇诏 倬丕蹖丕賳 蹖丕賮鬲 (倬丕丿卮丕賴 丕丿賵丕乇丿 賴賮鬲賲). 丿乇 胤賵賱 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴賲 賲乇诏 亘乇 亘禺卮 賴丕蹖 賲禺鬲賱賮 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 爻丕蹖賴 丕賳丿丕禺鬲賴 亘賵丿. (賯亘乇爻鬲丕賳貙 诏賵乇讴賳 賴丕貙 賮乇卮鬲賴 賴丕 賵 馗乇賮 賴丕蹖 禺丕讴爻鬲乇貙 鬲卮乇蹖賮丕鬲 禺丕讴爻倬丕乇蹖 賵 毓夭丕丿丕乇蹖 賵...)
賲卮讴賱 丕氐賱蹖 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕蹖賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 賲賳 鬲丕 氐丿 氐賮丨賴 丕賵賱 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 爻乇丿乇诏賲 亘賵丿 讴賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 趩賴 賲爻蹖乇蹖 乇锟斤拷 丿乇 倬蹖卮 诏乇賮鬲賴 賵 賴丿賮 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 趩蹖爻鬲 賵 賯乇丕乇 丕爻鬲 亘賴 讴噩丕 亘乇爻賳丿. 賵 丕囟丕賮賴 卮丿賳 丕蹖賳 賲爻卅賱賴 亘賴 噩夭卅蹖 诏乇蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 亘丕毓孬 卮丿 丨爻 讴賳賲 丿乇 賱賳丿賳 賯乇賳 亘蹖爻鬲賲 诏賲 卮丿賴 丕賲. 賲卮讴賱 亘毓丿蹖 乇賮鬲丕乇 睾蹖乇 賯丕亘賱 丿乇讴 亘毓囟蹖 丕夭 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 亘賴 禺氐賵氐 讴蹖鬲蹖 讴賵賱賲賳 亘賵丿. 讴賴 丨鬲蹖 乇賵丕蹖鬲 亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕夭 夭亘丕賳 禺賵丿卮 鬲賵噩蹖賴蹖 亘乇 乇賮鬲丕乇 賴丕蹖 毓噩蹖亘 賵 睾乇蹖亘卮 賳亘賵丿.
丕賳鬲馗丕乇蹖 讴賴 丕夭 鬲乇蹖爻蹖 卮賵丕賱蹖賴 丿丕卮鬲賲 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇丕賵乇丿賴 賳卮丿 賵 亘丕 鬲賵噩賴 亘賴 賴賲賴 賲爻丕卅賱 丕賲鬲蹖丕夭 賲賳 亘賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘蹖賳 爻賴 賵 趩賴丕乇 丕爻鬲.
April 15, 2022
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This is a historical drama which was not as fulfilling as I had hoped. In my opinion, not a lot happens, except for a lot of loitering around a cemetery. I was excited about the time period and thought this would prove quite interesting, but I don鈥檛 think the story ever gets going.
This is a historical drama which was not as fulfilling as I had hoped. In my opinion, not a lot happens, except for a lot of loitering around a cemetery. I was excited about the time period and thought this would prove quite interesting, but I don鈥檛 think the story ever gets going.
February 5, 2013
I enjoyed this book from the first to the last page. When Maude Coleman and Lavinia Waterhouse, both five years of age, meet at their families' adjoining cemetery plots on the day after Queen Victoria's death, the friendship that results between sensitive, serious-minded Maude and narcissistic, melodramatic Livy is not unlikely, despite the difference in social classes. But the continuing presence in their lives of a young gravedigger, Simon Field, is. Far too cheeky for a boy of his age and class, Simon plays an important part in the troubles that will overtake the two families. Other characters are gifted with insights inappropriate to their age or station in life. Yet Chevalier again proves herself an astute observer of a social era, especially in her portrayal of the lingering sentimentality, prejudices and early stirrings of social change of the Victorian age. When Maude's mother, Kitty, becomes obsessively involved with the emerging suffragette movement, the plot gathers momentum. While it's obvious that tragedy is brewing, Chevalier shows imaginative skill in two neatly accomplished surprises, and the denouement packs an emotional wallop.
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