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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
3.5 Stars. I liked it and it was really interesting to read a book published in the late 1960s. This was the first Catherine Cookson book I've read and I can see why she has such devoted fans, she really does create her little world, something I really like in a story. I also enjoyed the character development not just of the main characters, Angus and Vanessa, but also their families.
Catherine Cookson was one of my mom's favorite authors, and so I decided to read this book in her memory. I've come to realize I never paid attention to the genres she liked: historical romance, family relationships, Danielle Steel, etc. Aside from children's classics like Little Women and A Little Princess, there are probably less than 5 titles we've shared.
The plot was good if the characters were a bit rough, and they're supposed to be. This book was published in the 60s and there's a definite difference between it and more current books.
Bottom line: this book reminded me of mom, and that is comforting.
The plot was good if the characters were a bit rough, and they're supposed to be. This book was published in the 60s and there's a definite difference between it and more current books.
Bottom line: this book reminded me of mom, and that is comforting.
Este libro paso a mi top 10 sin darme cuenta.
Es simple, divertido, violento, clasista y mil cosas más, que todas equilibradas correctamente dan lugar a un libro que no podés dejar de leer, y tampoco podés dejar de pensar en el cuando no lo estás leyendo.
Lo único que me choca un poco es las reacciones y los tratos de los hombres para con sus esposas, pero en esa época (y para que mentirnos, hoy en día también) era así.
Es simple, divertido, violento, clasista y mil cosas más, que todas equilibradas correctamente dan lugar a un libro que no podés dejar de leer, y tampoco podés dejar de pensar en el cuando no lo estás leyendo.
Lo único que me choca un poco es las reacciones y los tratos de los hombres para con sus esposas, pero en esa época (y para que mentirnos, hoy en día también) era así.
Plot:
Set in mid-1950's England, this story tells of the wealthy, socially upwardly-progressive Ratcliffe family. Their youngest daughter, seventeen year old Vanessa, feels alienated from her selfish parents, who are more interested in their eldest daughter's upcoming marriage into one of their town's old families. An old friend of the family, who is himself trapped in a loveless marriage, makes love to Vanessa one night, and she becomes pregnant, but won't reveal who the father is. Her parents are sure it is an employee of the Ratcliffe's, Angus Cotton, who hotly denies this and quits his job to go and start his own business. ...
A movie was made based on this book and it is available at YouTube.
Set in mid-1950's England, this story tells of the wealthy, socially upwardly-progressive Ratcliffe family. Their youngest daughter, seventeen year old Vanessa, feels alienated from her selfish parents, who are more interested in their eldest daughter's upcoming marriage into one of their town's old families. An old friend of the family, who is himself trapped in a loveless marriage, makes love to Vanessa one night, and she becomes pregnant, but won't reveal who the father is. Her parents are sure it is an employee of the Ratcliffe's, Angus Cotton, who hotly denies this and quits his job to go and start his own business. ...
A movie was made based on this book and it is available at YouTube.