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A review by ipanzica
The Moorland Cottage by Elizabeth Gaskell
5.0
This book is a great story about a young woman learning to stand up for herself and falling in love. Maggie, the main character grows up with her widowed mother, her spoiled brat of a brother (Edward), and Nancy who works for the family. Her mother shows obvious favoritism for her brother and requests constant self-sacrifice from Maggie. Fortunately, Maggie gets closer to a neighboring family and when she is with them she starts to open up and find happiness. As Maggie gets older she is eventually forced to choose between her family that is constantly demanding self-sacrifice without any thanks or love. Also, this book has situations that make things interesting.
Honestly, I really liked this book. The main characters were likable but not perfect, with the exception of Maggie's family who was horrible to her but not in an unbelievable way.
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forbidden love, crime, running from the law, and life-or-deathHonestly, I really liked this book. The main characters were likable but not perfect, with the exception of Maggie's family who was horrible to her but not in an unbelievable way.