num_pages: 679
description: Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, "Wives and Daughters" centers on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father. When he remarries, a new stepsister enters Molly's quiet life - loveable, but worldly and troubling, Cynthia. The narrative traces the development of the two girls into womanhood within the gossiping and watchful society of Hollingford.
language: English
title: Wives and Daughters
titlecomplete: Wives and Daughters
characters: Cynthia Kirkpatrick, Roger Hamley, Molly Gibson
genres: Historical, Literature, British Literature, Classics, Classic Literature, Victorian, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 47585
places: United Kingdom
publisher: Penguin Classics