Wives and Daughters (Compact Editions)

Wives and Daughters (Compact Editions)

by ElizabethGaskell (Author)

Synopsis

Young Molly Gibson's life is overturned when her previously doting father remarries, bringing with him a manipulative step-mother and a sophisticated but troubled step-sister. Can Molly keep her head when she becomes the centre of attention in a community rife with gossip? She finds herself acting as a go-between in her step-sister's love affairs - and in doing so risks destroying her reputation and her own chance of love and happiness

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: Compact
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 03 May 2007

ISBN 10: 0753822725
ISBN 13: 9780753822722
Book Overview: * The great classics contain passionate romance, thrilling adventure, arresting characters, unforgettable scenes and situations. But finding time to read them can be a problem. So, we've condensed some of the finest books in the world to a manageable length to enable everyone to enjoy them * A unique concept * The reductions in length have been done with sensitivity and retain the author's own words * The popularity of TV and movie adaptations of the Classics shows that there is an audience for the Compact Editions series * Distinctive modern cover treatment and attractive, readable text * Includes a time line to place the book in its historical context * 'The Compact Editions are aimed at encouraging more mainstream readers to become better acquainted with our literary heritage which, personally, I salute' Sarah Broadhurst, The Bookseller * 'For ordinary readers - people who want nothing more than to be diverted by some of the greatest prose writing ever produced - I can't see why it matters if they opt for a crisper version of a rambling old classic' Kathryn Hughes, Guardian Unlimited Books

Author Bio
The most comprehensive paperback edition available Includes introduction, notes, selected criticism, further reading, text summary and chronology of Elizabeth Gaskell's life and times Reset with wide B format pages to give generous margins for notes An important addition to, and finally completing the Gaskell series in Everyman