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BarkingMadRead
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
BarkingMadRead The pic won‘t load! 1mo
mcctrish I had no idea this wasn‘t finished - after all Molly went through this is the ending we get ?! 1mo
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willaful SO MADDENING! How did we not know this?! I wanna see Molly happy! I wanna see Dr. Gibson slough off NotClare somehow! I guess we can watch a filmed version to get some kind of closure.. 1mo
Bookwormjillk So I'm guessing she died before she finished? Too bad. Still liked this book but kind of melancholy over the ending. The characters were great in this one. 1mo
peanutnine Yes I was so surprised at the abrupt end of the last chapter! But my version had an afterword that gave details about where Gaskell planned to go with the story before she died, so it was nice to know Molly gets her happy ending @mcctrish @willaful @Bookwormjillk 1mo
Ruthiella @peanutnine My book had this too. It does have a HEA! 1mo
Bookwormjillk @peanutnine my book had that too but it wasn‘t really clear where the information came from. But there was something about Cynthia‘s new husband being like “Wait you know Rodger???” and I got a kick out of that. 1mo
eeclayton I had the afterword, too. But even without it, Mrs Gaskell set up the HEA nicely, and she was no Charlotte Brontë to kill off Roger somewhere in Africa 😂 1mo
mcctrish @peanutnine mine had the afterward and thank god - I really was in a panic with how much book there was left and how much story there was to tell - but it felt too abrupt. All this ongoing story ( especially #notclare with her long winded double speak) ending with “dear reader, Roger married Molly. The end” 1mo
Ruthiella @eeclayton OH MY! ??? I she had pulled a Charlotte Brontë trick like the end of Villette? ? 1mo
peanutnine @eeclayton I am SO GLAD she didn't!! @mcctrish I agree, it was abrupt and I wanted all the details like we got for the whole rest of the story! I'm sure it would have been much more satisfying 1mo
ElizaMarie Yes!!! Actually if I had knownn- I probably would have skipped this book because it irked me soon much!!! 1mo
Clare-Dragonfly Sooooo, some of you didn‘t know that Gaskell died before finishing this book 😅 I have the edition with the ending written by her publisher but I was saving that for tomorrow! 1mo
Bklover Well, I am glad for the HEA, but I would have loved to have seen Cynthia have children and love them madly! 1mo
Lcsmcat @peanutnine That‘s how my edition handled it too. Still disappointed that we didn‘t get to see how Gaskell would have gotten us there. 1mo
AnnCrystal @PageShifter is having the same difficulty with images. 1mo
Bookwormjillk Forgot to say thanks @BarkingMadRead 1mo
dabbe I‘m in the minority, but I liked how it ended with both Molly and Roger seeing one another, saying nothing, but knowing where their hearts were and where their future lay. To me, their souls said more to each other than their spoken words ever could. Thanks for hilariously leading us again, @BarkingMadRead. 😍 1mo
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BarkingMadRead
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
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Ruthiella Is anyone surprised? I know she‘s a creature of her mother‘s neglect and she has warned us repeatedly that she‘s incapable of loving another…but still it grates a bit. 1mo
dabbe She. Is. A. Piece. Of. Work. #cuntia 1mo
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Clare-Dragonfly What the heck? She can‘t stand anybody to know her sorry story unless she can use it to manipulate them, I guess. 1mo
mcctrish I am so mad #cuntia #notclare 🤬 not that she dumped Roger - I knew that was coming but her bloody attitude 1mo
willaful Hmm, am I alone in thinking Cynthia did the right thing in rejecting Roger? She knew she couldn't love him as he deserved to be loved.

Now that poor Osborne is gone, the pressure will definitely be on her to try and take it back. And Molly is going to have to say something about the baby...
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ElizaMarie Now Molly is gonna have to come clean about another secret she is holding on to that isn't hers!! 1mo
Ruthiella @willaful No, of course she did the right thing because he needs to fall in love with Molly! 😂 But still, her not holding him as dearly as the reader and Molly do, rankles. 1mo
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BarkingMadRead
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
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willaful Definitely a more comforting chapter! It seems like this should all work, unless The Terrible Cs foul it up somehow. 2mo
Bookwormjillk Wonder what will happen to Cynthia now 2mo
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Ruthiella Loved Harriet here using her powers for good. 2mo
eeclayton @willaful The Terrible Cs 😂 2mo
eeclayton I loved when Lady Harriet said “Mrs. Goodenough, or Badenough, who seems to have been propagating all these stories“ 😂 2mo
AllDebooks @eeclayton yes, very witty 👏 😆 2mo
AllDebooks To say how much time #NotClare has spent with Harriet et al, you would hope that a little of their grace and dignity would rub off on her, and by extension, her daughter. Not a chance! 2mo
julieclair I adore Lady Harriet! 2mo
mcctrish Lady Harriet is goals #terriblecs for the win 2mo
dabbe We all need a Lady Harriet in our corner! 🤩 2mo
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BarkingMadRead
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
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mcctrish This better end with #notclare and #Cuntia going up in flames 2mo
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AllDebooks @mcctrish 😅 We can hope 2mo
julieclair I‘m pleased with Phoebe and the Doc, and rather disappointed in Miss Browning for believing the gossip. She should know better. 2mo
Cuilin Surprised at how well Gibson took it and trusted Molly. @mcctrish 🤞 2mo
eeclayton I was glad to see Ms Browning didn't believe Phoebe's news; but then she goes to this Mrs Dawes, talks to her, and considers the rumour confirmed? That's your research, Miss B? 😡
I'm glad Mr Gibson has been notified, but I'm afraid Molly won't tell him all, since she promised Cynthia 😨
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willaful What is this “fainting in his arms“ nonsense?! Ugh, what an awful chapter. And Preston will just make it worse, I bet. And #NotClare will respond utterly horribly too. 2mo
Bklover @julieclair Yes!👍 👏🙌 2mo
peanutnine Loved the Brownings in this chapter! Stand up for our girl!! I agree with @eeclayton though, she wavered in her faith too quickly 2mo
Bookwormjillk Very worried #NotClare will throw Molly under the bus 2mo
dabbe @mcctrish OMG #cuntia .... 😂😂😂 2mo
dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🩵🎯🩵 2mo
dabbe In my #WDNC voice: “We do not care that Mr. Gibson tightly grabbed Molly's arms and left them bruised.“ I did read that correctly, right? And goshdarnit I had to go and finish the book! 😅 2mo
BarkingMadRead @dabbe I‘m about 5 chapters ahead 🤣 2mo
Clare-Dragonfly I can‘t stand that Mrs. Goodenough! Starting rumors and then blaming Molly for having rumors told about her! I hereby declare her #notgoodenough 😡😡😡 2mo
mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly #notgoodenough is correct and @peanutnine same @dabbe 😇 2mo
ElizaMarie Ugh!!! Ugh!!!!! —— These people!!!!! Molly is doomed! They are gonna throw her under the bus to save their reputations and she is not gonna see it coming!!! (not reading ahead- keeping on track) 2mo
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BarkingMadRead
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
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Cuilin Worried about Osborne. I wonder if he has a son ( next in line to inherit) hmm? And Cynthia is so disappointing!! 2mo
ElizaMarie The urge to read tomorrows‘s chapter is strong—- I do work tomorrow so that might be my excuse 2mo
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mcctrish I‘m worried about Osborne, I‘m worried about Molly, I‘m worried about Roger. I am not worried about Cynthia, I am not worried about Preston, I am not worried about #notclare they can ROT! I need Molly to tell her father everything so she has someone in her corner when this all blows up in her face because I know 3 people who will just look the other way #tsktsking #poormotherlessgirl 2mo
AllDebooks Confession - I have zero willpower. I read ahead just a few chapters, so I thought. No, Debs, you've finished it. 🙈 2mo
dabbe @AllDebooks Your restrain in not clueing us in is beyond admirable! 🙌🏻💙🙌🏻 2mo
Cuilin @dabbe @alldebooks so tempting!!! 2mo
Cuilin @mcctrish yes. I have all the worries too. 2mo
Bklover @AllDebooks It‘s so hard to stop! 😬 2mo
Bookwormjillk I was behind so read two chapters today. But what if I fall behind again tomorrow? Surely one more won‘t hurt… 2mo
willaful Of course Molly can't tell her father because she promised Cynthia... ARGH! 2mo
Clare-Dragonfly Gah. I have been mostly sympathetic towards Cynthia but she is being so manipulative! My patience is growing thin. I wonder if she‘s going to up and marry this Henderson guy? But I would be less than surprised if #notarealclare were wildly exaggerating his feelings. 2mo
Bklover I thought it was interesting how Cynthia got the letters back! I thought that it would drag on for a while longer, at least. 2mo
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mcctrish
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
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#hashtagbrigade at this point in the story we are not reading fast enough!!! I have read ahead to tomorrow‘s ch 45 and I am losing my shit over how callous and self centred Cynthia is - like every chapter SHE IS WORSE! If Molly ends up dead because of the usual Victorian nonsense re:there is no coming back from trial and tribulations and that narcissist ( #notclare) and her soul sucking offspring live on I will implode FFS🤬

dabbe OMG, I'm scared to read further! I think I'll lose my shit, too! 😮‍💨 2mo
mcctrish @dabbe at the least we need 2 chapters a day - I can‘t live like this 2mo
dabbe @mcctrish 😂🎯😂 2mo
Cuilin Agreed!!! So disappointed in Cynthia. 2mo
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BarkingMadRead
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
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Ruthiella This echoes Clare‘s behavior at Towers when Molly is a little girl. Out of sight, out of mind. Clare is negligent unless the requestor is titled. I do feel for Cynthia. 2mo
Bookwormjillk Grrrr Clare. Love that we are actually getting information in these chapters though. @Ruthiella good callback to Towers. 2mo
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AllDebooks Out of all the characters, #NotClare is the worst by far. Vile, conceited, narcissistic piece of work. And that is me being nice. 🤬 2mo
Cuilin Not winning mother of the year #NotClare My gosh the neglect!! and then Preston‘s predatory behaviour. Ugh 😡 @AllDebooks totally narcissistic. 2mo
ElizaMarie @AllDebooks yes yes yes!!! She sucks!!!! 2mo
Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish Yes! That‘s where they belong 😡 2mo
rubyslippersreads Does anyone else think Clare had set her cap for Preston, not realizing he only had eyes for Cynthia? 2mo
Bklover @mcctrish Yes! And I‘ll drive the bus 🚍 2mo
eeclayton @rubyslippersreads that's what I thought, too 2mo
julieclair @rubyslippersreads Yes! I thought the same thing. 2mo
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