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Wives and Daughters
Elizabeth Gaskell
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Description for Wives and Daughters
Paperback. Molly Gibson is the spirited, loyal daughter of the local doctor. Their peaceful close-knit home is turned upside down when Molly's father decides to remarry. Whilst Molly struggles to adjust to her snobbish stepmother, she forms a close relationship with her glamorous new stepsister Cynthia. But the strength of this friendship is soon tested. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 436.
This tender story of parents, children and step-children, mistakes and secrets was Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel and is considered her masterpiece.
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Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099540724
SKU
V9780099540724
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Ref
99-98
About Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell was born on 29 September 1810 in London. She was brought up in Knutsford, Cheshire by her aunt after her mother died when she was two years old. In 1832 she married William Gaskell, who was a Unitarian minister like her father. After their marriage they lived in Manchester with their children. Elizabeth Gaskell published her first novel, ... Read more
Reviews for Wives and Daughters
She was a pioneer, multi-tasking mother... Gaskell's work will always be one of the adornments of liberal Britain
Guardian
My dear Scheherazade...I am sure your powers of narrative can never be exhausted in a single night, but must be good for at least a thousand nights and one
Charles Dickens Her stories are wonderfully funny, but the ... Read more
Guardian
My dear Scheherazade...I am sure your powers of narrative can never be exhausted in a single night, but must be good for at least a thousand nights and one
Charles Dickens Her stories are wonderfully funny, but the ... Read more