A review by gwyneira
Lady's Maid by Margaret Forster

4.0

I felt like rereading this after reading Woolf's [b:Flush|13067|Flush|Carl Hiaasen|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166536000s/13067.jpg|5912667], since they both have to do with Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning from the point of view of more minor players in their story. Forster's novel is about Lily Wilson, Barrett's longtime maid, who joined Barrett in 1844, helped her elope to Italy, and stayed with her as maid and nursemaid to the Brownings' son Pen until 1861. As one would expect from Forster, Lady's Maid is very good on class differences and the role of women in Victorian times, and the characterization and historical background are excellent.