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A review by maccymacd
The Victorian Chaise-Longue by Marghanita Laski
2.0
hmmm, this is the first Marghanita Laski book I haven't really loved. Unfortunately I didn't even like it that much. The theme of the book is time travel, namely the heroine of the book Melanie goes back in time 100 years by falling asleep on her new chaise longue. It was too philosophical, too concerned with women's inferiority and so frustrating that I could barely finish it. *SPOILER AHEAD*
Melanie is concerned with having TB at the beginning, and then when she travels back in time she has TB, but unlike 1950s standards (where the cure was fresh air, rest and good, healthy food) the doctor won't do anything to help her, thinking she is a lost cause. She is only a silly woman after all. I will not give up on Laski however, as "Little Boy Lost" and "To bed with Grand Music" were both 5 star reads for me, so I will seek out "The Village" regardless of my feelings towards this novella.
Melanie is concerned with having TB at the beginning, and then when she travels back in time she has TB, but unlike 1950s standards (where the cure was fresh air, rest and good, healthy food) the doctor won't do anything to help her, thinking she is a lost cause. She is only a silly woman after all. I will not give up on Laski however, as "Little Boy Lost" and "To bed with Grand Music" were both 5 star reads for me, so I will seek out "The Village" regardless of my feelings towards this novella.