In Lancashire in 1830, when God told prophet John Wroe to comfort himself with seven virgins, his congregation offered him their daughters. Mr. Wroe's Virgins tells the story of the nine months of their life together, until accusations of indecency and the trial that follows bring Wroe's household to a dramatic end.The seven virgins Wroe chooses for himself include a cripple, a badly beaten mute, and two under-age sisters who can hardly read. The story unfolds through the alternating narration of the three remaining sisters: Joanna "the saint, " Hannah the unbeliever donated by her aunt and uncle, and Leah who secretly mothered an illegitimate son. Though Wroe uses the girls as domestic slaves, this is no simple moral allegory. Jane Rogers plays masterfully upon our expectations rendering Wroe as much an enigmatic and challenging figure to each of the virgins, as he is an with iron-handed patriarch -- ultimately providing each of them powerful lessons in independence.
具体描述
读后感
评分
评分
评分
评分
用户评价
相关图书
本站所有内容均为互联网搜索引擎提供的公开搜索信息，本站不存储任何数据与内容，任何内容与数据均与本站无关，如有需要请联系相关搜索引擎包括但不限于百度，google,bing,sogou 等
© 2025 book.wenda123.org All Rights Reserved. 图书目录大全 版权所有