![]() ![]() Pride and Prejudice also featured five sisters, a philosphical father and a mother eager to see her daughters married. Lilly is one of five children, who lives with her taciturn uncle and her man-hunting aunt. This is actually more significant than it seems because much of the background appears to be drawn from Jane Austen’s most famous novel. Lilly is a likable protagonist, and very different from Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice. She begins to like the domineering boss? Check again.ĭespite this very major deterioration, Storm and Silence keeps from sinking thanks to sound grammar, great writing, and the occasional hilarious chapter. Sister planning to elope with neighbor’s son? Check.Įvil aunt who keeps trying to marry her off? Check. It starts out as story featuring a witty, funny woman challenging society for withholding equal rights, but soon turns into a novella. ![]() ![]() A slight mishap, however causes her to be thrown into jail for a night’s stay. The book starts out strong, with Lilly, a girl in Victorian England, dressing up as a man to vote. Pity this book has nothing whatsoever to do with the sea. It conjures images of frothing waves and brave wooden ships, bobbing up and down with their flags curling in the wind. ![]()
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