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Información de la obraMarriage and Hanging por Genevieve Morrissey
Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. ![]() A five-month pregnant young girl was found hanged. When Rachel Woodley, the wife of one of the church's ministers, tells her husband about Mary Hale's death, he packs up and leaves Milltown to visit his sister. Soon after, he is arrested and sent to prison. Everything indicates that he killed Mary Hale and was the father of her child. Rachel, however, tries to find something that will prove her husband's innocence and save him from hanging. The author nicely described the lives of both men and women, but also the ideology of influencing others in the 19th century. At that time, women had no power and were constant victims of social discrimination. But that didn't stop Rachel from investigating. I was eager to read this book. The plot was engaging and full of twists. The characters were wisely chosen to further engage the reader in the story. Kitty, Rachel's maid, was a young and brave person who added a touch of humor to the story. I loved this book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and I agree with the very positive BookLife review of it (and can see why it’s one of their “Editor’s Picks”). The story is inspired by a notorious murder case from 1832 in New England. In this telling, the novel focuses on Rachel Woodley, whose marriage to the Reverend Josiah Woodley is already struggling when Josiah is arrested and charged with the murder of a pregnant young mill girl. When Rachel realizes no one at Josiah’s church is trying to exonerate her husband, she finds it is up to her to investigate—a process that Rachel finds arduous but which draws her out of her shell and leads to many revelations. The writing is superb, with compelling dialog and believable characters. But what is special is the author’s deep understanding of cultural history. The novel takes the reader on a personal exploration of women’s lives in small-town America in the early 19th century, delivering a rich, well-paced narrative. Highly recommended. ![]() ![]() sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
On a cold January morning in 1832, a young New England mill girl, five months pregnant, is found hanged in a deserted woodyard. Initially ruled a suicide, letters found among the victim's effects lead to the suspicion that the father of her child-and likely murderer-is the young Reverend Josiah Woodley, a married man. Josiah is arrested and charged.Since the death of their infant daughter, when Rachel Woodley was disappointed by the discovery her husband wasn't the masterful "head of the woman" her religion tells her she must have to subdue her own "unwomanly" drive and initiative, the Woodleys have been living parallel lives, drifting ever further apart. Now, finding the evidence against her husband strong enough to convict him but not conclusive, Rachel exerts herself to save him. At first timid and ineffectual, she gradually gains confidence in herself-and in Josiah, who proves not to be as weak and vacillating as she once imagined.Marriage and Hanging was inspired by, and very loosely based upon, the 1832 murder of Maria Cornell near Fall River, Massachusetts-a crime resulting in what was referred to in the popular press of the day as "the trial of the century." (Sixty years later, that title passed to the prosecution of the axe-murders of Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother, also committed in Fall River, Massachusetts.) No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Nevertheless, the relation between Rachel and Josiah is developed well, and the social conventions and prejudices of early-19th century New England is nicely detailed. (