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by Anthony Trollope (Author), P. D. Edwards (Editor) "THERE are women who cannot grow alone as standard trees;-for whom the support and warmth of some wall, some paling, some post, is absolutely necessary;-who,..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; New edition edition (10 Sep 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0192837389
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192837387
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 509,421 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is Trollope's most detailed and concise study of middle-class life in a small provincial community - in this case Baslehurst, in the luscious Devon countryside. It is also a charming love-story, centring on sweet-natured Rachel Ray and her suitor Luke Rowan, whose battle to wrest control over Baslehurst's brewery involves a host of typically Trollopian local characters.


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P.D. Edwards is Professor of English at the University of Queensland. He has edited Trollope's Autobiography and Framley Parsonage for The World's CLassics series.
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THERE are women who cannot grow alone as standard trees;-for whom the support and warmth of some wall, some paling, some post, is absolutely necessary;-who, in their growth, will bend and incline themselves towards some such prop for their life, creeping with their tendrils along the ground till they reach it when the circumstances of life have brought no such prop within their natural and immediate reach. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars Rachel Ray - a ray of sunshine, 10 Feb 2003
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This is one of Trollope's most enjoyable books. It introduces a host of typical Trollope characters - Tappitt the brewer, Mr Comfort the vicar, Mr Prong the odious curate - and the lovelorn, innocent Rachel Ray all living in a Devon village. Her swain, the rather dashing Luke Rowan is trying, in the nicest possible way, to modernise the brewery of Bungall and Tappitt, having inherited Bungall's share. Poor Mr Tappitt is hen-pecked and bullied by his wife and daughters, and their family life provides much of the comedy in this book. The scenes involving the preparations for a party chez Tappitt are beautifully observed and very funny, as is the incident of poor Mr Tappitt's fearsome hangover after a heavy dinner with the local electors.
Rachel's pious and rather unpleasant sister is wooed by Mr Prong, for her money rather than her charm or looks (or lack of them!), and this pair form another aspect of the story. She strongly objects the Rachel and Luke getting engaged and is a cause of them temporarily breaking up.
Trollope's skill is in making his characters totally believable and in showing us that family life has not changed all that much since the 19th century. We still have daughters that nag at us for new dresses for parties. We still disapprove of our children's choice of boyfriend or girlfriend. Young people want to rebel against their parents wishes, but most often end up trying to do the right thing.
I liked this book as much as any Trollope I have read and thoroughly recommend it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as Barchesters, 24 Aug 2009
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Not a bad read. A bit insipid compared to his Barchester Novels but then they are a work of pure genius and I may be being a bit hard comparing all his books to this series. I would recommend this book as a holiday read not too taxing and easy to follow, a bit predictable but as with most Trollope still readable.
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