Sunday, August 30, 2015

Far from the madding crowd

Far from the madding crowd / Thomas Hardy 424 pgs.

Bathsheba Everdene is a gentlewoman farmer after she inherits her uncle's farm.  A striking beauty, she attracts men but also values her independence.  She ends up in a love square (three suitors) and makes a less than wise choice.  In the end, he isn't very happy either.  How will this marriage end?  Will Bathsheba end up with someone better or will she go it alone.

This is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel but his first major success.

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