The Barleyfield

by Sue Sully

The memory of a furtive love affair between a young man and his schoolmistress haunts both parties as they each pine away their time in separate miserable realities

329 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1991

Reviews

[Marie Phillip]

I really enjoyed this book. I kept worrying that the ending would not make me happy. I was running out of pages with no happy ending in sight! I didn't give it 5 stars because of the descriptions of the Crimean war. I don't like war stories ( or stories where animals get hurt).

[Karen]

Started off a bit slow, but the book got better as it went along. Ended up really enjoying it, and disappointed it finished.

[Wendy]

Sadly I really couldn't engage with this book. It gives an interesting insight into the expected roles of men and women at the time.

[Marie Coney]

Historical novel, made a decent attempt at describing the frustrations and limitations for women and the events surrounding the Crimean war in the Victorian era.