My Life in Middlemarch: A Memoir, (Paperback)

from japaul22

I'm still not sure exactly what this books was - memoir, literary analysis, biography of George Eliot? - but in the end it really didn't matter. This book was like having a conversation with a good friend about a book you both love. Rebecca Mead analyzes her favorite book, Middlemarch, through se...

from bookworm12

There are certain books that become part of who we are. For Mead, one of those books is Middlemarch. This is a nonfiction account of her love of the book and experience with it. It is part memoir, part literary analysis and part biography of Eliot. This result is a lovely view of the importance o...

from Sharon.Flesher

When I added My Life in Middlemarch to my list after reading glowing reviews, I expected to encounter something similar to Julie and Julia for the bookish set. Since I've only seen the film version of the latter, I can't adequately judge if this is a valid comparison, but the first parallel I not...

from librken

I bought and read Middlemarch simply so I could read this book. It did not disappoint, but I did have difficulty as a male over 60 connecting with the author's theses. Also, disagreed with her on a few of them. I'm more grateful that Ms Mead inspired me to read Middlemarch which is the best 19th ...

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Journalist Rebecca Mead celebrates George Eliot's brand of high moral seriousness (a frame of mind that is in short supply these days) in this tribute to the Victorian novelist's best-known work, Middlemarch. This book, is not only about Middlemarch--there is plenty here about George Eliot's life...