Wives and Daughters (Compact Editions)

by Elizabeth Gaskell

4 of 5 stars 1 rating • 1 review • 10 shelved
Book cover for Wives and Daughters

Bookhype may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure.

This tender story of parents, children and step-children, mistakes and secrets was Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel and is considered her masterpiece.

Set in the watchful society of Hollingford, this is a warm tale of love and longing. Molly Gibson is the spirited, loyal daughter of the local doctor. Their peaceful close-knit home is turned upside down when Molly's father decides to remarry. Whilst Molly struggles to adjust to her snobbish stepmother, she forms a close relationship with her glamorous new stepsister Cynthia. The strength of this friendship is soon tested as their lives become entwined with Squire Hamley and...

Read more
  • ISBN10 009954072X
  • ISBN13 9780099540724
  • Publish Date 2 September 2010 (first published 30 May 1996)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Vintage Publishing
  • Imprint Vintage Classics
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 656
  • Language English