Reading woman in white was a truly a heart touching experience. Written in 1859, it is an extremely progressive and fascinating book. Although it begins as a mystery novel, it turns out to be so much more than just that. The best part about this story is the unfaltering friendship between Miss Halcombe and Mr Walter Hartright. The way all the characters come alive in front of you, you can almost touch them and talk to them. It’s as if you are not reading a book but having a one-to-one conversation with the people inside it. The unpredictable twists, live characters and engaging narrative are the winning elements of this reformist book. I think it’s extremely difficult to build a good story if you don’t know where you characters stand. I have never read a book where the people in it are more interesting than the actual story. It’s enthralling! Although, towards the end I felt that the narrative became too long and the author could have spared us a few pages. However, he does manage to give us a holistic story where nothing and no one is left out. Every element and every character serves their purpose efficiently. It contains some beautiful and memorable quotes. If nothing else read it just for that!
“My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody.”
“The best men are not consistent in good—why should the worst men be consistent in evil?”
“Women can resist a man's love, a man's fame, a man's personal appearance, and a man's money, but they cannot resist a man's tongue when he knows how to talk to them.”
“Any woman, who is sure of her own wits, is a match, at any time, for a man who is not sure of his own temper.”
I rate it 4 stars.
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