The Three Sisters (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
- Softcover
- New
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Print on Demand. This book tells the story of three sisters whose father is the Vicar of Garth, a small and isolated village in the North of England. The sisters, Mary, Gwendolen, and Alice, are all intelligent and ambitious women, but they are trapped in a life of poverty and boredom. Mary is a talented artist, but she is forced to give up her dreams of becoming a painter in order to care for her father and sisters. Gwendolen is a brilliant scholar, but she is denied the opportunity to go to university because she is a woman. Alice is a beautiful and passionate woman, but she is stifled by the strictures of her upbringing. The sisters' lives are thrown into turmoil when their father decides to move the family to a remote moorland village. The sisters are horrified at the prospect of living in such a desolate place, but they are powerless to stop their father. The move to the moorland village has a profound impact on the sisters' lives. Mary finds solace in her painting, Gwendolen discovers a new sense of freedom, and Alice falls in love with a young doctor. However, the sisters' newfound happiness is short-lived. Their father becomes increasingly tyrannical, and he forbids them from seeing their friends or pursuing their interests. The sisters are eventually forced to make a choice between their own happiness and their duty to their father. This book is a powerful and moving story about the lives of women in the Victorian era. The author paints a vivid picture of the stifling social conventions that governed women's lives, and she explores the complex and often contradictory emotions that women experienced in this period. The novel is also a celebration of the indomitable spirit of women, and it shows how they can overcome adversity to achieve their dreams. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.…
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- Title
- The Three Sisters (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- May Sinclair
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- print-on-demand item
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1332785301
- ISBN 13
- 9781332785308
- Seller catalogs
- Childrens Fiction
In a quiet village, Mary, Gwendolen, and Alice sit in a dim dining room behind a yellow blind, their lives paused in a state of sultry stillness. The house itself seems to breathe around them, its creaks and smells shaping the nerves of the three siblings as they endure a night that feels charged with fate. A new doctor arrives in the night, stirring undercurrents of longing, duty, and the pull to break free from a constraining home.
- Explore a tense, intimate portrait of sibling bond and unspoken desires.
- Follow a family’s struggle with isolation, tradition, and the lure of new possibilities.
- Meet a cast of characters whose quiet decisions shape their futures.
- Experience a mood-driven, atmospheric narrative set on a windy Moor and in a secluded vicarage.
Ideal for readers who enjoy character-driven fiction, moody landscapes, and stories where quiet paths to change carry real weight.
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About the Author
Francine Prose's most recent book is "The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women & the Artists They Inspired. A contributing editor at "Harper's, she is the author of ten books of fiction, including "Blue Angel, a 2000 National Book Award finalist.
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Forgotten Books’ Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the quality of the aged text.
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