Girl in a Blue Dress: A Novel Inspired by the Life and Marriage of Charles Dickens (Audiobook)

from swanroad

I love the way this story is told, beginning with the death of the One and Only (the character modeled after Dickens) and flashing back to events in the marriage of Dorothea and Alfred Gibson that led to her estrangement from her husband and children. The narrator's character arc illuminates the ...

from lindenstein

One of the best books I have read this year, I applaud the strong characters, the story that is simultaneously heartbreaking and endearing, and the well-crafted prose that make this book unforgettable. Gaynor Arnold does something that hasn't been done, giving a voice to a woman largely forgotten...

from Lman

In regards to the expression: "no one knows what goes on behind closed doors" Ms Arnold has done a fine job expounding just such in her debut novel Girl in a Blue Dress. Ostensibly 'inspired' by the personal life of Charles Dickens and, more pertinently, his wife Catherine, and though filled with...

from LizzieD

Longlisted for both Man Booker and Orange Broadband prizes, this is Ms. Arnold's first novel. She has based the story told from the wife's point of view on the marriage of Charles and Catherine Dickens. While reading, I found my memories of the two Dickens biographies read some time ago interferi...

from japaul22

This book is subtitled " A novel inspired by the life and marriage of Charles Dickens". It is told from the point of view of Charles Dickens's wife and I suppose would be considered historical fiction. However, the author takes wide liberties with the "truth". She even changes the names of the ch...