The Woodlanders
by Thomas Hardy
Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalslowfresh & originalrealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeMoving and inventive: a novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
When country-girl Grace Melbury returns home from her middle-class school she feels she has risen above her suitor, the simple woodsman Giles Winterborne. Though marriage had been discussed between her and Giles, Grace finds herself captivated by Dr Edred Fitzpiers, a sophisticated newcomer to the area - a relationship that is encouraged by her socially ambitious father.
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- Author
- Thomas Hardy
- Published
- 1887
- Pages
- 443
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- Open Library
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