Falling Angels

Nothing really happens until the last quarter of the book and then it is tragic. The story is quite dependent on dialogue and it seemed to go on and on. By the last quarter of the book things begin to move with the soul of the book finally revealed. I suspect this is an accurate depiction womens lives in 1901 Great Britain. It was a time of the haves and the have nots, the privileged and the people who worked themselves into an early grave. And yet even the homes of the wealthy were rife with unhappiness and discontent. The future appears bleak for them all despite the strong current of change that is sweeping them all along whether they go willingly or not.

This book grabbed me from the very first page. Set at the turn of the century, the story takes place amidst the women's suffrage movement. Gender issues are also noted, whereas the man was the head of the household and "handled" the wife. Each character speaks individually, allowing the reader to lis......more

این کتاب رو چند ماه پیش خوندم و فکر کردم که خب، از اون داستانهایی که بعد از تموم کردنش از یادت میره و همون سه ستاره براش کافیه. اما همون سادگی داستان بعد از چند وقت هنوز توی ذهن می مونه و اصلا نمی دونم چه ویژگی ای توی داستان باعث این اتفاق میشه. در کل تریسی شوالیه رگ خواب خواننده رو بلده و نویسنده خ......more