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Bennett writes magnificently of the little movements of the spirit in its daily routine --Margaret Drabble
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In the second volume of the trilogy, events in Clayhanger are retold from the perspective of Hilda Lessways, who is embarking upon a relationship with George Cannon, a charismatic entrepreneur, whose success has taken him from the Five Towns to Brighton. A disastrous bigamous marriage and pregnancy result. Finally, however, she is reconciled with Edwin Clayhanger and one of Bennetts most living heroines must face up to her conflicting emotions, and the reality of her hopes and tragedies.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
"In HILDA LESSWAYS (the second volume of the trilogy that begins with CLAYHANGER and ends with THESE TWAIN) Bennett relates the early life of Hilda Lessways, before her marriage to Edwin Clayhanger. Her involvement with the enigmatic, self-made man, George Cannon, and his enterprises takes her from the offices of an embryo newspaper in the Five Towns to a venture into the guesthouse business in Brighton."
"As in CLAYHANGER Bennett, in Walter Allen's words, `follows the grain of life'. Hilda, in her guilt at having failed her mother, in her relationship with Cannon, in her growing fascination for young Clayhanger, in the reality of her hopes and tragedies, is one of Bennett's most living heroines."
"As in CLAYHANGER Bennett, in Walter Allen's words, `follows the grain of life'. Hilda, in her guilt at having failed her mother, in her relationship with Cannon, in her growing fascination for young Clayhanger, in the reality of her hopes and tragedies, is one of Bennett's most living heroines."
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having read the first volume of the Clayhanger trilogy, my wife asked me to get the second and third volumes. We had both seen the TV broadcast some years ago and she couldn't put the book down! Arnold Bennett was a great story teller and brought the characters to life.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read the 'Old Wives' Tale' I knew the pace would be slower than we have come to expect from modern novels. But once I got into it, I really enjoyed the victorian approach. Hilda, the 'heroine' is so horrid, so unsympathetic, I found myself gritting my teeth and willing her to come unstuck. And she does! Hoping that she is left foundering in Brighton, it's a shame that Clayhanger catches up with her and rescues her. She is such a misery and he is so lovely; he deserves better, but that's love for you! as you can see, I got quite involved with these people, so the victorian novel still has a lot to offer. Personalities are timeless, and it is so well written. Bennett is a treasure. Vowed to read everything I can find by him.
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Better than I remembered.
I first read this book as a teenager and I remembered it quite differently. Probably due to the intervening forty years of 'life' which has given it a different perspective. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Frankie
clayhanger part2?
Glad I read it but does not match Clayhanger.Bennett has shown elsewhere he can create strong female characters but this time he seems to get lost in her complexity. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Keith Hasler
Hilda Lessways - review
My wife wanted this sequel in the Clayhanger Trilogy, having read and enjoyed my old Penguin Classics version of Clayhanger. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Spouse
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