Book Overview
Without her husband Frank - the victim of a fatal accident, Tilly Quentin's decision to turn 17 Brompton Grove into lodgings is a brave one, for it is against the rigid Victorian social code for a... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0451175700
ISBN13:9780451175700
Release Date:January 1995
Publisher:Signet Books
Length:384 Pages
Weight:0.44 lbs.
Dimensions:7.1" x 1.0" x 4.3"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Making A Way In the World, 1860 style
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Rayner's story of Tilly's progress from sheltered child to a woman who must make her own way in London is an interesting episodic pilgrimage. The characters in the book ring true from Tilly's dominant father Austen, to her maid and nemesis Dorcus. As a period piece which tells the story of a woman in the late 1850's and early 1860's, it is an interesting study on the roles of women. When the fundamentalist lawyer visits and offers the opinion that women should never be allowed to own property or handle their own finances, it puts us in touch with how far society has progressed in the 140 years since. While a bit plodding in places, I kept opening the book to read the next chapter and usually was surprised by the next development. Tilly did seem to be a bit icy as a love interest, but the tale is engagingly told. I found the book to be well worth the read!
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