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North and South
by Elizabeth Gaskell
...she tried to settle that most difficult problem for women, how much was to be utterly merged in obedience to authority, and how much might be set apart for freedom in working.
I read Wives and Daughters a few years ago and enjoyed it very much. North and South seems to be Mrs. Gaskell's most popular book and I can understand why. The heroine is a strong, opinionated and headstrong but often gets herself into trouble because of those very admirable traits. Although it is a romance, it also is philosophical as it relates to capitalism and organized labor. It was excellent that although it is a bit left leaning, the book also supports the arguments of capitalism and property ownership fairly well.
This book could easily have been titled "Pride and Prejudice" if that title had not already been taken by another famous British author; there are many prejudices, misunderstandings and secrets. I loved all the characters - none of them perfect but all of them likeable. I ended up not being able to put the book down and so didn't get much done yesterday.
A note about this audio version. The narrator was Kate Petrie and she was excellent - especially when working class characters spoke - reading those parts were significantly more difficult than letting Ms. Petrie do her thing.
I read Wives and Daughters a few years ago and enjoyed it very much. North and South seems to be Mrs. Gaskell's most popular book and I can understand why. The heroine is a strong, opinionated and headstrong but often gets herself into trouble because of those very admirable traits. Although it is a romance, it also is philosophical as it relates to capitalism and organized labor. It was excellent that although it is a bit left leaning, the book also supports the arguments of capitalism and property ownership fairly well.
This book could easily have been titled "Pride and Prejudice" if that title had not already been taken by another famous British author; there are many prejudices, misunderstandings and secrets. I loved all the characters - none of them perfect but all of them likeable. I ended up not being able to put the book down and so didn't get much done yesterday.
A note about this audio version. The narrator was Kate Petrie and she was excellent - especially when working class characters spoke - reading those parts were significantly more difficult than letting Ms. Petrie do her thing.