Sylvia's Lovers Contributor(s): Gaskell, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1934648604 ISBN-13: 9781934648605 Publisher: Norilana Books OUR PRICE: $24.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: A moving tale of a young woman caught between the attractions of two very different men, set in the time of Napoleon, against the tensions of wartime. As the author depicts Sylvia's fateful decision to marry one man while loving the other, she deftly interweaves the eternal themes of jealousy, unrequited love, and the consequences of individual choice. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Historical - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 1.27" H x 6" W x 9" (1.81 lbs) 568 pages |
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Publisher Description: SYLVIA'S LOVERS (1863) by Elizabeth Gaskell is British Victorian literature and social commentary at its most profound, heartfelt and tragic. The story of Sylvia Robson, the two different men who lay claim on her heart, and the complex fates of their extended families is one of Gaskell's most powerful and memorable works. |