Justice Is A Woman - Softcover

Cookson, Catherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552136220 ISBN 13: 9780552136228

Publisher: Corgi, 1995

Synopsis

From the Inside Flap Remington brought his new bride to Fell Rise, he had already sensed she might not settle easily into his home just outside the Tyneside town of Fellburn.  Making plain her disapproval of Joe's familiarity with the servants, questioning the donation of food to striking miners' families--these objections and more soon rubbed Joe and the local people up the wrong way, a problem he could easily have done without, for this was

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From AudioFile

Elly and Joe Remington marry and settle in Joe's rural hometown, but Elly can't forget her aristocratic background and tries to put everyone in their place, much to the chagrin of her husband. She rapidly becomes disliked by the town and her husband's friends. Can she fix the mess she's made? Elizabeth Henry reads this tale in a slow, terse voice and creates the characters with shrill intonation and a panoply of accents. Henry's characterization of Elly fits her perfectly, making the listener dislike her as much as the townspeople in the story. M.B.K. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

From Library Journal

This will be a popular item for light summer listening. Cookson's (The Year of the Virgins, Audio Reviews, LJ 7/94) story, set in the English countryside, follows the disastrous marriage of a young Englishman from its beginnings in the 1920s to a happy, if not traditional, conclusion in the 1940s. The young man, Joe Remington, and his new bride Elaine return to his family home near Felburn. Elly cannot understand why Joe treats the servants as if they are, well, human. When Elly becomes pregnant, much against her wishes, she insists that her sister Betty come to care for her and the household. Betty is as plain as Elly is pretty and as kind as Elly is cruel. Will the good woman, Betty, end up with the good man, Joe, when his wife, who we are none too sorry to see go, is conveniently removed from the picture? Elizabeth Henry gives a fine reading, providing each character with a distinct voice and personality. This isn't profound literature; the plot is somewhat contrived, and the characters don't have much depth, even if the story moves along quite well. Still, Cookson's fans will check this out, and others seeking a light listen will enjoy it, too. Recommended for popular collections.?Nancy Paul, Brandon P.L., Wis.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Corgi
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0552136220
• ISBN 13: 9780552136228
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384