Synopsis:
When the Archbishop of Canterbury sends a canon to uncover evidence of sexual misconduct in the home of one of his bishops, a mare’s nest of scandal erupts and the canon must face hard truths about the hypocrisies in his life.
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Tags: British Literature
Synopsis:
An elderly woman’s recollections of a love that ended in tragedy shed new light on a married woman’s illicit affair.
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Wordpress keeps eating this review, and I don’t have the energy to write it a third time. Suffice it to say that it’s very good, with great characters, wonderful postwar detail, and a riveting story.
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Tags: British Literature
November 20th, 2006 · 2 Comments
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When a betrayed wife discovers that her husband’s mistress could be her (much younger) twin, she convinces the mistress that they should switch places and see how the other half lives.
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Tags: American Literature
November 17th, 2006 · 4 Comments
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Kristin Lavransdatter is a girl in 14th Century Norway, betrothed to one man but desperately in love with another.
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Tags: Norwegian Literature
November 6th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Synopsis:
Bored with her marriage to a dull country doctor, Emma Bovary spins fantasy into adultery and rampant overspending.
Review:
Ooh-la-la! What a great read! I must say I was surprised at how contemporary this novel felt. Written in 1857, Madame Bovary is a psychological tour-de-force. Emma’s story is about much more than adultery, [...]
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Tags: French Literature