Marriage (VMC, No 202) (ASLS Annual Volumes) (Oxford English Novels)

by Susan Ferrier

Ferrier was often called a "Scottish Jane Austen" and was much admired by Sir Walter Scott. The subject of this, her first novel, is marriage--the joys of a happy one contrasted with the evils arising from an imprudent match. The characters who illustrate this theme are well-rounded individuals and often highly comic.

• ISBN10: 0860687651
• ISBN13: 9780860687658
• Publish Date: 20 February 1986 (first published 13 May 1971)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 2 March 2010
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
• Edition: New edition
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 512
• Language: English

Reviews

[celinenyx]

Rather than being about marriage, I see this book more as a collection of observations on women and their follies and virtues. Ferrier is a fantastic observer of human nature, and her dialogue feels genuine even across centuries. It's a shame no one reads her - though occasionally moralistic, Marriage contains a cast of great humorous characters. Lady Emily was my absolute favourite.

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Trigger warnings: death of parent or family member, dementia, parental abandonment. Contains a few instances of anti-semitism.