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March End
In 1935, grocer’s daughter Dot is encouraged to read George Eliot’s classic masterpiece, Middlemarch, allegedly the greatest novel in the English Language, but Dot finds Eliot’s 19th century ‘study of provincial life,’ turgid and complex. Despite her background, Dot goes up to Oxford but, after the death of her father and the onset of War, she rails against her elitist education and joins the WAAF. In 1943, she meets American airman, Larry Maitland, who helps her conquer her literary nemesis by reading it together. Larry goes missing in action on their wedding day, leaving Dot distraught and unable to complete their mission to finish Middlemarch.
In modern day, Dot’s granddaughter, Molly, seeks sanctuary from her troubled life in California, at her grandmother’s home in Oxford. Molly stumbles across Dot’s ancient edition of Middlemarch and the two women embark on Dot’s last literary quest together. Can Dot finally reveal her family secrets and make good her wartime promise to Larry?
March End is a great love story between two souls in war torn England, and between a grandmother and her motherless granddaughter. It is also a tribute to those heroines who fought for the rights and education of all women and who defended their country in her darkest hour. This incredible story of love and loyalty will evoke a whole range of emotions and linger with the reader for a good while after.
In modern day, Dot’s granddaughter, Molly, seeks sanctuary from her troubled life in California, at her grandmother’s home in Oxford. Molly stumbles across Dot’s ancient edition of Middlemarch and the two women embark on Dot’s last literary quest together. Can Dot finally reveal her family secrets and make good her wartime promise to Larry?
March End is a great love story between two souls in war torn England, and between a grandmother and her motherless granddaughter. It is also a tribute to those heroines who fought for the rights and education of all women and who defended their country in her darkest hour. This incredible story of love and loyalty will evoke a whole range of emotions and linger with the reader for a good while after.
371 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 21, 28
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October 28, 2021
Intelligent atmospheric story with a big heart.
A tale of our time. I didn't want it to end. Believable characters and rich dialogue. This was written by somebody who has a rich understanding and empathy for family relationships. The knowledge and understanding of the little things about places and people took this from a good read to a great read.
A tale of our time. I didn't want it to end. Believable characters and rich dialogue. This was written by somebody who has a rich understanding and empathy for family relationships. The knowledge and understanding of the little things about places and people took this from a good read to a great read.
August 20, 2021
Loved, loved, loved this book. Great holiday read with a compelling story that’s hard to put down. The writing is highly evocative - and there is a great flow of the intertwined stories through the book. Highly recommended.
September 2, 2021
I loved this book and all its characters and found the accounts of the two eras equally enjoyable. I haven’t read Middlemarch but that didn’t matter (I think I’ll watch the dramatisation of it now though). I read the paperback edition and found it hard to put down. Definitely a 5* read.
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