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- Publisher: Soundings Audio Books (1 May 2010)
- ISBN-10: 1407917110
- ISBN-13: 978-1407917115
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
Hope Against Hope
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed some aspects of this novel - it's a sweet, old-fashioned story and the central characters (two sisters) are likeable. But I found the writing very amateurish (for example, the two sisters tell each other how old they are for the reader's benefit!) and clunky, and the plot predictable, plodding and in places ridiculous. The deficiencies in the writing meant I was never quite able to suspend my disbelief and immerse myself in the characters' world - I was always aware that I was being told a story (badly!), rather than living it with the characters.
The story rambled about all over the place, and went on far, far too long. There were some bits of the plot that were laughable. The two sisters at one point live minutes' walk from each other, but don't meet for weeks - not, at this stage, because they've fallen out, but because one of them is 'too busy' (in other words, purely for the sake of the plot!).
The text was riddled with grammatical and typographical errors - it doesn't seem to have been properly edited, which is odd given that the cover and general look of the book are very nice. Style over substance?!
The story rambled about all over the place, and went on far, far too long. There were some bits of the plot that were laughable. The two sisters at one point live minutes' walk from each other, but don't meet for weeks - not, at this stage, because they've fallen out, but because one of them is 'too busy' (in other words, purely for the sake of the plot!).
The text was riddled with grammatical and typographical errors - it doesn't seem to have been properly edited, which is odd given that the cover and general look of the book are very nice. Style over substance?!
4 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A very absorbing story, meaty enough to keep me going for a good long time and full of characters I wanted to spend time with. Perfectly paced, Hope Against Hope becomes exuberantly fast-moving, covering all the human feelings - jealousy, anger, lust, love, betrayal, rivalry, despair and hope. Thoroughly recommended.
3 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What I should have done is keep this book for my summer holiday, and read it in one hit on the beach. But it sat on my to-be-read pile and looked so inviting I picked it up sooner, then couldn't put it down and had to squeeze out time to read it.
The book follows the fortunes of two Yorkshire girls in the early Victorian period. They've been separated by circumstances. Set mostly in Paris and Harrogate, the girls struggle to build lives for themselves and are eventually reunited after lots of dramatic events.
This is one of those books where both the characters and the settings are strongly written and hugely memorable. It would appeal to anyone who likes historical fiction - it's a half-way house between literary historical and family saga. A very enjoyable read.
The book follows the fortunes of two Yorkshire girls in the early Victorian period. They've been separated by circumstances. Set mostly in Paris and Harrogate, the girls struggle to build lives for themselves and are eventually reunited after lots of dramatic events.
This is one of those books where both the characters and the settings are strongly written and hugely memorable. It would appeal to anyone who likes historical fiction - it's a half-way house between literary historical and family saga. A very enjoyable read.
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