Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters

1866 • 720 pages

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The story is about Molly Gibson, the only daughter of a widowed doctor living in a provincial English town in the 1830s.

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An “improved” homelife
much noisier, certainly
but no dearth of love.

May 24, 2021

I loved Molly what a wonderful main character. Loved the story and character development.

May 31, 2021

An epic novel of English country life in the 1830s. I loved Molly and most of the people around her. What a talented writer Gaskell was—the characters seem to practically come alive. I'll definitely read more of her books in the future!

August 22, 2019

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