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Jan 02, 2014
Anita Pomerantz
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it was amazing
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I found this to be a very interesting book.
The story sounds straightforward enough. It takes place in the late 1800's, and Charles is a gentleman engaged to a young wealthy woman. His path crosses with another woman, Sarah, who had a shortlived affair with a French lieutenant. As events unfold, Charles becomes torn between his fiance and Sarah, and he begins to recognize how constrained he is by the expectations of Victorian society.
The story in and of itself is engaging as all the characters ar ...more
The story sounds straightforward enough. It takes place in the late 1800's, and Charles is a gentleman engaged to a young wealthy woman. His path crosses with another woman, Sarah, who had a shortlived affair with a French lieutenant. As events unfold, Charles becomes torn between his fiance and Sarah, and he begins to recognize how constrained he is by the expectations of Victorian society.
The story in and of itself is engaging as all the characters ar ...more
Immensely affecting and disturbing at once this book is both honest and real and deeply psychodynamic. I had read, "The Collector", previous to this novel and I both could and couldn't believe these two were by the same author during much of the time I spent reading this. I cannot express how versatile I find John Fowle's writing. I always feel so excited and refreshed upon finding a novelist who actually surprises me and leaves me wanting more and more. I'm excited to read every book he has wri
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