For it’s not only the story of the depths of friendship between two young women from vastly different social classes, but poignantly depicts the expectations for women in early Victorian society. Its seriousness is disguised in the elegant prose. Winner of the first Richard and Judy “Search for a Bestseller” competition in the UK, their book club influential like Oprah’s. Joyful too is how the novel found its way to us. For all its length (576 pages, includes reader’s guide and author interview), its charming classical prose, Victorian delights, “meadows and market gardens and mansions that dream away their days,” and clipped chapters make for fast-paced reading you’re sorry ends. How far will you go for friendship? A secret? (Enderby to London to Twickenham to Bath to York England early Victorian era, 1831–1848)Īmy Snow is a joy to read.
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