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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh I love a Catherine Cookson all the drama, hardship , romance and feel good endings. This was a quick and entertaining read. She will always be the Saga Queen for me. This did not disappoint and the ending was bitter sweet.
I liked most of this book but that ending was very frustrating. Ugh.
Every time I read a Catherine Cookson book, i'm so surprised by how much she manages to fit into every story! So much went into this, and every character was different. I also love reading her books because she sets them in the area I live, so I'm so familiar with the settings and the history she writes about, which is a great change.
Il y a longtemps que je n'avais pas lu un roman historique, ça m'a rappelé à quel point j'aime ces univers. Dans ce roman, on retrouve Agnès, en 1913 en Angleterre, qui se demande si elle acceptera de se marier un jour. Venant d'un milieu plus pauvre et étant vendeuse au magasin de son père, elle se voit quitter la maison, mais pas nécessairement pour se marier. Des secrets de famille, des drames et la distinction des classes sociales sont au centre de ce livre. Sans oublier, l'amour et le mariage. Pour une lecture légère, tout en douceur qui vous transporte à une tout autre époque, dans un autre pays, je vous recommande cette lecture.
.From IMDb:
On the eve of World War I, Agnes Conway manages both the business and the problems of her troubled family. She finds the strength to break class barriers and help her sister Jessie marry a good boy from a family of dockside toughs. Is she strong enough to break them again when Charles Farrier, a gentleman, courts her over his parents' opposition? Agnes faces an added dilemma when she finds her heart divided between Charles and his soldier brother Reginald.
The movie is available at YouTube.
4* Feathers in the Fire
5* Katie Mulholland
5* The Black Velvet Gown
5* The Rag Nymph
4* The Black Candle
3* Colour Blind
4* The Dwelling Place
4* The Glass Virgin
4* The Gambling Man
3* The Girl
4* The Maltese Angel
5* The Round Tower
3* The Cinder Path
4* The Fifteen Streets
3* The Moth
4* The Wingless Bird
The Mallen Trilogy:
4* The Mallen Streak
2* The Mallen Girl
3* The Mallen Litter
Tilly Trotter Trilogy:
4* Tilly Trotter
5* Tilly Trotter Wed
4 Tilly Trotter Widowed
TR Tilly Alone
Autobiography:
4* Our Kate
TR The Silent Lady
TR Dinner of Herbs
TR The Tide of Life
TR The Man Who Cried
On the eve of World War I, Agnes Conway manages both the business and the problems of her troubled family. She finds the strength to break class barriers and help her sister Jessie marry a good boy from a family of dockside toughs. Is she strong enough to break them again when Charles Farrier, a gentleman, courts her over his parents' opposition? Agnes faces an added dilemma when she finds her heart divided between Charles and his soldier brother Reginald.
The movie is available at YouTube.
4* Feathers in the Fire
5* Katie Mulholland
5* The Black Velvet Gown
5* The Rag Nymph
4* The Black Candle
3* Colour Blind
4* The Dwelling Place
4* The Glass Virgin
4* The Gambling Man
3* The Girl
4* The Maltese Angel
5* The Round Tower
3* The Cinder Path
4* The Fifteen Streets
3* The Moth
4* The Wingless Bird
The Mallen Trilogy:
4* The Mallen Streak
2* The Mallen Girl
3* The Mallen Litter
Tilly Trotter Trilogy:
4* Tilly Trotter
5* Tilly Trotter Wed
4 Tilly Trotter Widowed
TR Tilly Alone
Autobiography:
4* Our Kate
TR The Silent Lady
TR Dinner of Herbs
TR The Tide of Life
TR The Man Who Cried