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Title: They Were SistersAuthor: Dorothy Whipple
Published: 1944
Language: English
Pages: 464
Rating: 5/5
Summary:
Set in England, mostly in the years between the two world wars, we meet three sisters and follow them and their fates as they marry three very different men.
Review:
Gosh, how I adored this book!
Dorothy Whipple never disappoints me, I always enjoy her books, but this one is the best one that I've read. The story focuses on the relationship between these sisters and how it shifts after they marry, as well as how the women alter throughout the years and throughout their marriages. All of the characters in this book are well rounded, interesting and I just love the way Whipple writes her characters; you can't help but feel for them.
I also love the writing style and the different settings we see in this story. It's a little bit of a chunky book but it never felt long; it's extremely readable and I would've devoured it in one sitting, had I not decided to try and savour the experience of reading this.
I really like that the story explores both good marriages and bad, and I was surprised to see domestic abuse being explored, because you often don't really see that in classic books, often it's much more veiled than it is in this. I thought it worked really well though, and I like that there is darkness in this story and in these characters; it makes for a much more interesting reading experience.
It's a story about domestic life in many ways but it never felt boring to me. If you want to read a classic book about female characters and their lives, I would absolutely recommend this.
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