Falling Angels

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  This is the third novel by Tracy Chevalier that I have read and I have found them all utterly compelling and so different. I loved the choice of title which I felt was a clever use of symbolism, with angels falling throughout the book! The opening chapter may well surprise you about those staid Vict ... (continue)

  This is the third novel by Tracy Chevalier that I have read and I have found them all utterly compelling and so different. I loved the choice of title which I felt was a clever use of symbolism, with angels falling throughout the book! The opening chapter may well surprise you about those staid Victorians.
  Falling Angels is about the friendship of two little girls Lavinia Waterhouse and Maude Coleman.
  Covering the time from when they first met in the local graveyard, where their family plots are next door to each other. It is 1901 and everyone is in mourning for the death of Queen Victoria. We follow the girls growing up through changing times for the next nine years. The book is narrated by just about every character in the book, so the story comes together seen through the eyes of not only the two protagonists but their families, household staff and two members of the graveyard staff that play important roles in the plot. This structure gave the effect of feeling very much part of the plot oneself as though all the characters were speaking to you personally, which very cleverly makes you feel you are there! Drawn into the seemingly mundane lives of the Waterhouse and Coleman families the drama builds as Maude’s mother becomes involved with the suffragette movement and a series of tragedies occur.
  I recommend this novel as an enjoyable read written from an interesting angle about a fascinating period in British history.

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  ― Lindyloumac said on Sep 27, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  1 gennaio 1901: muore la regina Vittoria, finisce un'epoca, ha inizio la vicenda del romanzo. Le storie di due famiglie, narrate a più voci, si intrecciano sullo sfondo di un periodo di grandi cambiamenti sociali. Originale e molto ben scritto... per chi ama le atmosfere vittoriane un po' "dark".

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  A great book the characters taking it in turns to narrate the chapters. It's 1901, and Britain is mourning the death of Queen Victoria. The Colemans and the Waterhouses are neighbours, and are very different families, but nonetheless, their daughters, Maude and Lavinia become best friends.

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  A great book the characters taking it in turns to narrate the chapters. It's 1901, and Britain is mourning the death of Queen Victoria. The Colemans and the Waterhouses are neighbours, and are very different families, but nonetheless, their daughters, Maude and Lavinia become best friends.

  We see how Maude's mother Kitty is dissatisfied with her life and becomes involved in the suffragism movement, this estranging herself even further from her already unhappy husband.

  I was never a fan of historical fiction, but I decided to give this book a try and I loved it. I found it hard to put down, and as soon as I had finished it, I wanted to read something else by the same author.

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  ― Ruth Hayes said on Dec 21, 2007 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 336 Pages
• Edition: Reprint
• ISBN-10: 0452283205
• ISBN-13: 9780452283206
• Publisher: Plume
• Pub date: Sep 24, 2002
• Dimensions: 19 cm x 13 cm x 2 cm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and Others
• In other languages:
  • 
    Le recital des anges.
    (Livres Français)
  • 
    Ángeles fugaces
    (Libros en Español)
  • 
    Àngels fugaços
    (llibres en català)
  • 
    Quando cadono gli angeli
    (Libri Italiani)

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