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Mrs Gaskell! You enchant me! This book is so beautifully written, and so very modern. Yes, the wording is old-fashioned and the ways in which the people interact are old-fashioned, but the book reads fresh and insightful. The characters express emotions that a person can relate to today. As I discussed this book with my husband I found myself repeating "she wrote this book 150 years ago!" I found this book filled with characters who live today. I have added all of her novels to my TBR list and a
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Ms Gaskell's debut novel of life in Manchester, the seat of industrial life in England in the 1840s. Ms Gaskell endeavors to write a story that takes no sides as she compares life of the worker and the factory owners. The story is told through the life of Mary Barton, daughter of John Barton. John Barton is a member of the working class and a unionist. The story is also a romance novel as Mary struggles with inner conflict between a childhood friend and a son of one of the factory owners.
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