Three sisters, bound by a remote English moor and a cryptic family history, wait for a change that may never come.
In a quiet village, Mary, Gwendolen, and Alice sit in a dim dining room behind a yellow blind, their lives paused in a state of sultry stillness. The house itself seems to breathe around them, its creaks and smells shaping the nerves of the three siblings as they endure a night that feels charged with fate. A new doctor arrives in the night, stirring undercurrents of longing, duty, and the pull to break free from a constraining home.
- Explore a tense, intimate portrait of sibling bond and unspoken desires.
- Follow a family’s struggle with isolation, tradition, and the lure of new possibilities.
- Meet a cast of characters whose quiet decisions shape their futures.
- Experience a mood-driven, atmospheric narrative set on a windy Moor and in a secluded vicarage.
Ideal for readers who enjoy character-driven fiction, moody landscapes, and stories where quiet paths to change carry real weight.
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Anbieter: Forgotten Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book tells the story of three sisters whose father is the Vicar of Garth, a small and isolated village in the North of England. The sisters, Mary, Gwendolen, and Alice, are all intelligent and ambitious women, but they are trapped in a life of poverty and boredom. Mary is a talented artist, but she is forced to give up her dreams of becoming a painter in order to care for her father and sisters. Gwendolen is a brilliant scholar, but she is denied the opportunity to go to university because she is a woman. Alice is a beautiful and passionate woman, but she is stifled by the strictures of her upbringing. The sisters' lives are thrown into turmoil when their father decides to move the family to a remote moorland village. The sisters are horrified at the prospect of living in such a desolate place, but they are powerless to stop their father. The move to the moorland village has a profound impact on the sisters' lives. Mary finds solace in her painting, Gwendolen discovers a new sense of freedom, and Alice falls in love with a young doctor. However, the sisters' newfound happiness is short-lived. Their father becomes increasingly tyrannical, and he forbids them from seeing their friends or pursuing their interests. The sisters are eventually forced to make a choice between their own happiness and their duty to their father. This book is a powerful and moving story about the lives of women in the Victorian era. The author paints a vivid picture of the stifling social conventions that governed women's lives, and she explores the complex and often contradictory emotions that women experienced in this period. The novel is also a celebration of the indomitable spirit of women, and it shows how they can overcome adversity to achieve their dreams. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781332785308_0
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Anbieter: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, USA
PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LW-9781332785308
Anbieter: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Vereinigtes Königreich
PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LW-9781332785308
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Anbieter: Buchpark, Trebbin, Deutschland
Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 394 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 26928517/2
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