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A carregar... Everybody's Somebodypor Beryl Kingston
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A quartet of paintings hang in the gallery. The artist now famous, his subject long forgotten: nobody of consequence... Sent into service at the tender age of twelve, Rosie Goodison learns just how unfair the world really is. Some people work their entire lives and have little to show for it, while others do nothing and seem to have it all. Full of courage and gumption, Rosie can say for certain that this isn't type of world she wants to live in. Throughout the tumultuous 20th century, she gets swept up by the passion of the suffragettes, the horrors of the First World War, and the ever changing landscape of the social and political climate. Half a century later, Rosie remains only on these four canvases. A woman, a mother, a pioneer, a trailblazer. A woman who left her mark on the world. A woman who's life proves that everybody's somebody. In this stunning first part of the Jackson Family Saga, best-selling author Beryl Kingston takes readers on Rosie's journey to forge a better life for herself, her parents, and her peers. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Everybody’s Somebody is nicely written, but I found the pace a little slow. It is a simple story about the life of Rosie Goodison. Rosie wishes for a better life. She does not understand the division of classes. Rosie is a determined, intelligent feisty woman who struggles to survive in an ever-changing world. Personally, I did not feel the author pushed the character as far as she could have. I wanted to see Rosie achieve so much more (the potential was there). I felt the author captured the era with the language, clothing and descriptions (good attention to detail). It is evident that Beryl Kingston did her research. I did feel the name dropping of famous people was forced (too many names). It did not feel natural (at least for this book). I was not fond of the alternating POV (it pulls me out of the story). The author should have stuck with Rosie’s point-of-view for the whole book. It was difficult to discern the dialect of the characters. I was baffled (at times) by what the characters were saying (and the words were not in the online dictionary). The ending felt unfinished. The story could have used more editing (for content, pace, length). I did like how the story went full circle (the paintings). Everybody’s Somebody is a sweet, yet predictable story. The story is told, but it was not given life. I just expected more from the description. ( )