Book description
No novel of the war period made a more profound impression than did Miss Sinclair's "The Tree of Heaven." The announcement of a new book by this distinguished author is therefore most welcome.
A woman's life, her thoughts, sensations and emotions directly presented, without artificial narrative or analysis, without autobiography.
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Now considered one of the great depictions of a mother-daughter relationship, Sinclair’s 1919 autobiographical novel is about breaking free from gender constraints and expectations.
Although it’s told in such a “modern” voice, Sinclair’s important novel is set in a time when a daughter is considered lesser than her brothers and where a Victorian mother is not necessarily a girl’s greatest ally.
From Bibi's list on books that explore mother and daughter relationships under strain.
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