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Geoge Gissing is a new novelist to me, and I devoured the Odd Women. It was shocking to me to be reminded of the grinding poverty that existed for many clergymen's daughters following the death of their father, the Rev. Madden.
The author introduces us to a cast of female characters who are trying to live emmancipated lives and help and influence other young women to do so.
Brought up to be governesses and ladies' companions for meagre pay or none at all, the author shows us the horrors of life in the nineteenth century.
His male characters are struggling in a changing world where women do not want to be a man's property.
Gissing tells a good story in which he weaves all the strands of his story to their conclusion.
I intend to find out more about this author and his books in order to read more.
☆☆☆☆☆ Highly recommended reading.
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