A review by morethanmylupus
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Maggie O'Farrell has a talent for building multi-layered personalities and histories for people we don't have much information about. She did this with Hamnetas well, but she had to work within the bounds of more known history this time. This isn't a fast-paced thriller or full of dramatic twists and turns. Instead, it's more of a literary fiction set in historical times that tells about the life of one woman living at that time. If you enjoy historical fiction that's more about a person's life and less about a plot that's driving towards the finish line, you'll like this one.
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