kev67
08-03-2014, 09:02 PM
I liked it, although the last few chapters were melancholic. Damage was irremedial; personality conflicts could not be resolved. At least everyone remained true to themselves. For a while, I thought Gissing had gone down the well worn path of troubled marriages and unpromising courtships, and I was disappointed he did not concentrate more on the ugly sisters, but in the end he came good.