Mary Barton (Vintage Classics) |
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Author:
Elizabeth Gaskell
By Vintage Classics
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List Price: £6.99
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8 EAN: 9780099511472 ISBN: 0099511479 Label: Vintage Classics Manufacturer: Vintage Classics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 492 Publication Date: 2008-03-06 Publisher: Vintage Classics Studio: Vintage Classics |
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    Fantastic classic - a must read!, 2008-12-10 Comment: Mary Barton is ahead of it's time. It is not your typical classic, so even if you're not a fan of Jane Austen give it a go!
I found myself unable to put this down and I was literally holding my breath whilst reading the final chapters!
Mary is a feisty, young girl, who hasn't realised that her consequences have actions and that the people she loves may not be who she thought, or rather hoped, they were.
The storyline is rather dark as it is focused around a murder, but it deals with the subject matter fantastically and has lighter, heart-lifting moments.
Elizabeth Gaskell is excellent at creating a beautiful, but hard-hitting romantic story. I think she is a fantastic writer and would thoroughly recommend 'Wives and Daughters' and 'North and South'.
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