- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Knox Robinson Publishing Ltd (9 Jun 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0956790186
- ISBN-13: 978-0956790187
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.3 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,404,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Whitfield excels with a deft hand in creating superb depictions of her characters with amazing depth. Frankly, if you've ever been a fan of Catherine Cookson, you are going to love Anne Whitfield. This was a remarkable, deeply moving and powerful read I hated to see end and one in which I highly recommend.
--Marilyn Rondeau, Reviewers International Organization
--Marilyn Rondeau, Reviewers International Organization
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As the Victorian Age draws to a close, lonely and brokenhearted, Grace Woodruff fights for her sisters' rights to happiness while sacrificing any chance for her own. The eldest of seven daughters, Grace is the core of strength around which the unhappy members of the Woodruff family revolve. As her disenchanted mother withdraws to her rooms, Grace must act as a buffer between her violent, ambitious father and the sisters who depend upon her. Rejected by her first love and facing a spinster's future, she struggles to hold the broken family together through her father's infidelity, one sister's alcoholism, and another's out-of-wedlock pregnancy by an unsuitable match. Caring for an illegitimate half-brother affords Grace an escape, though short-lived. Forced home by illness and burdened with dwindling finances, Grace faces fresh anguish -and murder- when her first love returns to wreck havoc in her life. All is not lost, however. In the midst of tragedy, the fires of her heart are rekindled by another. Will the possibility of true love lead Grace to relinquish her responsibilities in the house of women and embrace her own right to happiness?
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Format:Paperback
Anne Whitfield not only has a wonderful understanding of Victorian family dynamics where fathers were detached patriarchs who saw duty and loyalty as more important than love, and that daughters were tools to be used for personal gain and business advancement. The author apparently works on the premise that you put your heroine in a hole and then throw rocks at her, because Grace has more than her fair share of strife to cope with.
This novel makes for an exciting read as I kept turning pages to find out how Grace managed to extricate herself from the next dilemma. The entire family is composed of interesting, well drawn characters with both faults and endearing qualities which made me care about each one. Their various problems force Grace into situations which put a strain on her socially and financially, but she meets each challenge beautifully.
To say a novel is an `easy read' may appear to be disparaging in that it lacks depth, but not so of Anne's Whitfield's work. Her prose in this book, as with everything of hers I have read, is fluid, concise and with just the right combination of drama and emotion. Grace is a strong, determined character I could not help admiring, who never contemplates giving up and triumphs without compromising her integrity.
The House of Women is historical fiction and family saga at its best and I would recommend it wholeheartedly.
The House of Women is published by new Historical Fiction Publisher Knox Robinson in e-book and paperback.
This novel makes for an exciting read as I kept turning pages to find out how Grace managed to extricate herself from the next dilemma. The entire family is composed of interesting, well drawn characters with both faults and endearing qualities which made me care about each one. Their various problems force Grace into situations which put a strain on her socially and financially, but she meets each challenge beautifully.
To say a novel is an `easy read' may appear to be disparaging in that it lacks depth, but not so of Anne's Whitfield's work. Her prose in this book, as with everything of hers I have read, is fluid, concise and with just the right combination of drama and emotion. Grace is a strong, determined character I could not help admiring, who never contemplates giving up and triumphs without compromising her integrity.
The House of Women is historical fiction and family saga at its best and I would recommend it wholeheartedly.
The House of Women is published by new Historical Fiction Publisher Knox Robinson in e-book and paperback.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There are a great many twists and turns throughout this satisfying saga, where the women of the title strive against the restrictions of Victorian society. Some win through to their happy endings, others learn about themselves. Grace, the main heroine, overcomes many trials - will she obtain the happiness she deserves?
Read it to see.
Read it to see.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Grace, the sensible elder daughter of the house, puts her own needs aside while she attempts to manage the fate and fortune of her irresponsible parents and siblings. A well-written and fast moving historical drama from start to finish.
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