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The Dream Lover: A Novel of George Sand
by Elizabeth Berg
Once I began, the writing was on the wall; I could not put this book down. I am intrigued by Berg's conjuring of George Sand, the life and times of. I am motivated to learn more about Sand's life, partially to know where Berg took her fictional liberties, and equally as much to know more about Sand herself.
This story, or perhaps the words of both Berg and Sand, got in my head and would not leave. They are there still, mulling around, trying to find a part of my life to latch onto. Many years ago my Mom gave me a copy of The Feminine Mystique, a book that influenced and resonated with her greatly. I started it but it did not take hold and I never got more than perhaps one hundred pages in, if that. About ten years later, my older son took several courses on women's studies and read this book. It resonated with him, so he too gave me a copy to read. Again, I tried, and again, I got nowhere.
Standing in the kitchen this evening, just minutes after finishing The Dream Lover, I thought that perhaps it was the equivalent to The Feminine Mystique. If you permit Berg to speak as Sand, then Sand was the Betty Friedan of her time.
This is both an inviting and accessible piece of historical fiction, and a thoughtful and thought provoking book for contemplating love in its various forms along with societal roles for the sexes.
Thank you Elizabeth Berg.
This story, or perhaps the words of both Berg and Sand, got in my head and would not leave. They are there still, mulling around, trying to find a part of my life to latch onto. Many years ago my Mom gave me a copy of The Feminine Mystique, a book that influenced and resonated with her greatly. I started it but it did not take hold and I never got more than perhaps one hundred pages in, if that. About ten years later, my older son took several courses on women's studies and read this book. It resonated with him, so he too gave me a copy to read. Again, I tried, and again, I got nowhere.
Standing in the kitchen this evening, just minutes after finishing The Dream Lover, I thought that perhaps it was the equivalent to The Feminine Mystique. If you permit Berg to speak as Sand, then Sand was the Betty Friedan of her time.
This is both an inviting and accessible piece of historical fiction, and a thoughtful and thought provoking book for contemplating love in its various forms along with societal roles for the sexes.
Thank you Elizabeth Berg.