It introduces the lively, captivating character of Elizabeth, acclaimed author but a personality in her own right and a devoted family woman. She lived in Manchester where much of this intellectual, scientific and economic growth was centred, and was married to William Gaskell who, as a Unitarian, was both closely involved in it and dedicated to tackling the accompanying social deprivation. Elizabeth Gaskell was also a woman on close terms with leading feminists of her day, sympathetic to their aspirations although not a campaigner herself. She struggled in her own life to keep a balance between home and career. Apart from its likely appeal to Gaskell devotees, it should find a useful place in schools, libraries, writing circles or play reading groups.
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