30 Day Book Meme: Day Ten
Day Ten: Favourite classic book
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
The first time I read Gaskell's 'Manchester' novel, I wanted to throw the book across the room. Margaret Hale is a prim little miss who 'dislikes shoppy people' and looks down her nose at everyone from her cousin to the entire population of the north of England. But I persevered, and was rewarded with a strong, forthright heroine and John Thornton, a brooding hero and bluntly spoken northern bloke in one. I'm over the adaptation with Richard Armitage, but the book remains one of my favourites.
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
The first time I read Gaskell's 'Manchester' novel, I wanted to throw the book across the room. Margaret Hale is a prim little miss who 'dislikes shoppy people' and looks down her nose at everyone from her cousin to the entire population of the north of England. But I persevered, and was rewarded with a strong, forthright heroine and John Thornton, a brooding hero and bluntly spoken northern bloke in one. I'm over the adaptation with Richard Armitage, but the book remains one of my favourites.