This memoir spanning three generations is also the story of the author's fruitless search for the secret of her grandmother's illegitimate baby. Based on family stories and archival research, the context solidly in the hard life lower-class women led in Victorian times, this is a touchingly honest analysis written with insight and sympathy, but with refreshingly astringent criticism and with an amazingly optimistic conclusion. Interesting to read about the background of such a well-known writer.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 17 February 2003 ) |
