Elizabeth Ridley
Auteur van The Remarkable Journey of Miss Tranby Quirke
Werken van Elizabeth Ridley
Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1966
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
England, UK - Opleiding
- Northwestern University
University of East Anglia - Beroepen
- au pair
writer
publishing consultant
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Besprekingen
Statistieken
- Werken
- 5
- Leden
- 109
- Populariteit
- #178,011
- Waardering
- 3.6
- Besprekingen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 14
After experiencing the loss of her first love, even if it was a very brief affair, at 12 years old, Tranby locked that part of herself away. The pain of the loss was just not worth letting herself feel. At 34, she is a spinster who teaches young women how to entertain guests and be a proper wife. This is where she meets 19 year old Lysette.
Lysette and Tranby connect and fall in love pretty quickly and I think that it's believable in this scenario due to the mental states of the women involved. Tranby has denied herself any real human connection, besides with her father who died four years earlier, and Lysette is married to an abusive man. Lysette finds herself very much attracted to the older, more worldly and confident Tranby.
This is not the usual book that I've found at Bold Strokes. The language is more poetic and dramatic, as it's written from Tranby's point of view and set in 1909 London. And Tranby, herself, is very dramatic. I enjoyed the book but I could see how others may not be expecting the style and find themselves a bit disappointed. I wasn't and found it a pleasant surprise.… (meer)