A review by dl2000
The Good Woman by Jane Porter

2.0

I feel very conflicted about this book - it kept me interested right through the end but it frustrated me very much. I did not care for the end of the story at all- I felt like nothing was resolved. What disturbed me most was the message that a woman is not to be considered a good woman if she ever dares to place her needs above the needs of her family. This story basically preaches that being a good woman is all about sacrifice and learning to live with it. Yes, being a mother and wife does mean you make sacrifices but its not that simple. I didn't understand why she accepted her husband's behavior - the way he dragged the kids into the whole sordid mess was inexcusable and would've been enough for me to make up my mind. It was just very sad for me - no good life lessons learned here for me.