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A carregar... Woman's Ownpor Robyn Carr
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Spanning the 1870s-1880s in Philadelphia, this tale of three generations of unconventional women deals with changing gender roles and mores, and class distinctions. Emily is the hard-working mother of two young women born to her by a drunkard, money-grubbing husband who left shortly after her second child’s birth. She runs a boarding house, far different from the wealthy life of a noble she was used to until her disgraceful marriage estranged her and her mother Amanda. When her oldest daughter Patricia is seduced, Amanda returns to force Dale to marry her. Meanwhile, Lilly, the second daughter, an independent and strong-willed free-thinker, comes up with a plan to build and run a hotel, which succeeds with Amanda and Emily’s help. Fulfilled except for her lover Andrew’s hand in marriage (he is married to a manic depressive woman and is Catholic, unable to divorce), Lilly gets pregnant and must face society’s unforgiving attitudes while remaining true to herself. Moderately explicit sex - nothing kinky except cunnilingus, using euphemisms for anatomy except “cock,” a rape scene, mild profanity, pre-marital sex, mentions of homosexuality, criticism of the Catholic Church. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Fiction.
Romance.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: Ablaze against the bustle of nineteenth-century Philadelphia is this sweeping saga of three generations of strong, indomitable women ?? all seemingly cursed when it comes to love. At its center is young Lilly Armstrong, a beauty on the brink of womanhood, too brave and too fearless to settle for the status quo. In a booming city animated by inventors, builders and artists, and now excited for the great Centennial Exhibition, Lilly aspires to carve out a life of independent freedom for herself and her women kin ?? lives not dependent on men. But of course there is a man ?? a man who admires Lilly, who thinks like she does and who would move heaven and earth to help Lilly realize her dreams. With the guidance of her quietly resilient mother and the unexpected aid of her estranged and powerful grandmother ?? and despite the foolish meddling of her shallow and ambitious sister ?? Lilly is determined to lead her family of women into the challenge of the next century on her own terms, forging an empire that will survive for generations. Lilly intends for her family to have it all, not the least of which is enduring love. Fans of VIRGIN RIVER will enjoy this timeless novel of new beginnings, untamable passion and all-redeeming love. Praise for Robyn Carr's historicals: "A remarkable storyteller...the plot moves swiftly and cleverly. A well-told tale." -Library Journal "This is no routine romance...Carr presents a personal, inside view of life...in historically accurate detail. A reader's delight." -Bestsellers "Thanks to sophisticated character development and elegantly simple prose, Carr deftly handles the themes of betrayal, envy, greed and the psychological patterns that recur over generations." -Publish Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Historical Fiction is a favorite genre of mine and thought perhaps I would enjoy this novel. I did enjoy aspects of the book but especially enjoyed Ms. Carr's focus on mental illness especially since this book was written in 1990. One character, Brenda, may have been bio-polar due to her life during the civil war. Father and daughter, Ned and Patricia Armstrong had Narcissistic personality disorder, a disorder where an individual is described as being excessively preoccupied with issues of personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity.
I found this topic along with all of society's taboo; some which I remember, made for an enjoyable read but a bit melodramatic. ( )