A review by coops456
Mariana by Monica Dickens

2.0

This is more a 2.5 star read, as I liked the last quarter of so of the book far more than the rest. Much of the time I found Mary to be quite annoying; for me the book is saved by its humour. One of my favourite lines:

Aunt Winifred did not speak much, but when she did, she often got straight to the heart of the matter in one simple, penetrating remark. When Julia had gone wandering away, bored with the grown-ups, Winifred said, "Child wants a good spanking."