Wives and Daughters
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell's Wives and Daughters is a classic romance novel. It deals with England, young women, fathers and daughters and bildungsromans.
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About Wives and Daughters
"Wives and Daughters" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a novel first published serially from 1864 to 1866. Young Molly Gibson's quiet life in a provincial English town transforms when her widowed father remarries, bringing a worldly stepmother and stepsister into their home. As Molly navigates new family dynamics and her friendship with the troubled Hamley family, she discovers hidden marriages, secret debts, and broken promises that threaten the happiness of those she holds dear.
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Who wrote Wives and Daughters?
Wives and Daughters was written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell.
What genre is Wives and Daughters?
It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.
Is Wives and Daughters free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
What books are similar to Wives and Daughters?
Readers who like it often enjoy Middlemarch, Emma and The Mill on the Floss.
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