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East Lynne
by Mrs. Henry Wood
I read this book for Victober 2019.
This book was full of drama. It’s hard to believe that it was written in the Victorian era because of the issues it raised: infidelity in marriage, divorce, second marriages. These are themes not openly discussed in other Victorian books I have read.
There is also a murder mystery spread through out the book which get mingled with the infidelity plot.
The good thing about this book was that it explored both sides of the story. The reasons for Mrs Levison running away and also the heartbreak she caused her husband by doing so. You feel sympathy for both parties: may be more so for one than for the other. But you get to know the motive for her actions and that completes the story.
This book was full of drama. It’s hard to believe that it was written in the Victorian era because of the issues it raised: infidelity in marriage, divorce, second marriages. These are themes not openly discussed in other Victorian books I have read.
There is also a murder mystery spread through out the book which get mingled with the infidelity plot.
The good thing about this book was that it explored both sides of the story. The reasons for Mrs Levison running away and also the heartbreak she caused her husband by doing so. You feel sympathy for both parties: may be more so for one than for the other. But you get to know the motive for her actions and that completes the story.