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

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Read because of the women's prize for fiction shortlist 2023, and the fact that I really enjoy this time period. I loved the amount of descriptions of things, smells, the way light hits a room, how clothes feel on the body. 

I love the fashion and general aesthetic of this time period and that is what drew me in, but the tension and characters are what made me finish it in just a few reading sessions. 

i really liked the ending too, and i had to read the last little bit again to fully get it
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