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The Battle for Christabel (Paperback)

by Margaret Forster (Author)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; New edition edition (2 Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140148930
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140148930
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 805,274 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Scotsman
'Wonderfully rich-Nobody explores the way we live with more intelligence, art or humanity than she does' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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When the single mother of a young child is killed, the battle lines are drawn. On one side are Christabel's indomitable Scottish grandmother, and Isobel, the unsentimental narrator. On the other, are the foster mother and the social workers. Everyone suffers, but the main casualty is the child.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The domestic is dramatic, 12 Oct 2006
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A beautifully orchestrated story. The narrator takes you through her own journey and struggle with the concept and reality of motherhood and nurturing. It's very cleverly written the personality of the dead Rowena cuts through the narrator's version of events. Rowena is a really irritating character, directionless, somewhat whiney but her redeeming feature is her willingness to commit herself to motherhood even if it means as a single parent.

The rest of the book deals with the tricky emotional mess that ensues as Christabel is adopted by strangers and as her middle-class family looks on appalled but not wanting to commit themselves to take care of her.

Forster always feels completely in charge and within her powers as she writes. It is a faultlessly accomplished piece of work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars moving,, 27 Dec 2001
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As I read I found myself sympathising with the writer, and finding the characters incredibly believable. I found the writing so effective I felt I was entering into the story, and becoming a part of it. Margaret Forster is able to see every point from many different views, and her style of writing is immaculate and effective. A very moving story, told very convincingly. A must read for any fan of Forsters, or of love stories, as this one became.
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