{"product_id":"wives-and-daughters-paperback-2","title":"Wives and Daughters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDinny Thorold\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eDinny Thorold\u003c\/b\u003e (Notes by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction and Notes by Dinny Thorold, University of Westminster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGaskell's last novel, widely considered her masterpiece, follows the fortunes of two families in nineteenth century rural England. At its core are family relationships - father, daughter and step-mother, father and sons, father and step-daughter - all tested and strained by the romantic entanglements that ensue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite its underlying seriousness, the prevailing tone is one of comedy. Gaskell vividly portrays the world of the late 1820s and the forces of change within it, and her vision is always humane and progressive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story is full of acute observation and sympathetic character-study: the feudal squire clinging to old values, his naturalist son welcoming the new world of science, the local doctor and his scheming second wife, the two girls brought together by their parent's marriage...\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 596\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47248577003769,"sku":"9781840224160","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cXNwYmZPaWs2Ti9FVkQxbjB3SDFhUT09.webp?v=1768635613","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/wives-and-daughters-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}