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    Gone to Earth (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

    By Mary Webb

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    Hazel Woodus has a father who plays the harp and builds coffins. Her closest friend is a pet fox. Even so, this beautiful child of nature can’t help but draw men to her, including the minister who she marries and the fox-hunter who relentlessly pursues her. Hazel’s naïveté allows Mary Webb’s themes of human cruelty, savagery, and sacrifice to come through.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarnes & Noble
    Release dateMay 17, 2011
    ISBN9781411452886
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    • 4/5
      This was an interesting book, and more compelling than I'd expected it to be.It's very didactic and philosophical, but the gist of the plot (in modern terms)is of a young and naive woman torn between the desires of a Nice Guy (tm) and a Bad Boy.It is very clear that neither of them are more concerned about her than of their ideas about her- this is explicitly stated, many times, in the text. She has her passion- for the natural world- and neither of her suitors pay any attention to that.I will say the Nice Guy (tm) actually did stand up for her more than one would have expected, and without making demands on her (except in his mind). Nonetheless, it was rather a classic tragedy, win which the sad outcome is inevitable based on the various characters and situations involved.I am not really sure what Webb's opinion was; although she laid the fault of the tragedy squarely on the men, she also did not treat Hazel- the female protagonist- as an entire person, capable of choosing; she was more of a force of nature. I assume that the dialog of "what women are" has, in the past 100 years, changed enough that it's hard for me to grasp her point without absent context.This novel also has some brilliant passages describing the natural world- flowers, storms, trees, etc.- worth reading for that.
    • 3/5
      This was like Thomas Hardy mixed up with Jane Austen with a smattering of DH Lawrence and an extra helping of melodrama at the end. It was a reasonable story, but it helps if you like lots of descriptions of nature and fey characters. An understanding of Potteries dialect would help too.
    • 4/5
      It took me a little while to get into a comfortable flow when reading the colloquial conversation but I did eventually. My first by Mary Webb and I’ll look for more. Young Hazel doesn’t have the right skills to survive in a mans world, nor does she want to, she's happiest with the animals, trees and plants that live and grow all around her. Circumstance, destiny, fate, call it what you like, but Hazel’s life is sadly on a road to derailment. I got very attached to Hazel and the ending was a surprise!
    • 4/5
      really didn't like this at first. started reading about 1 chapter every other day. then I got into it and then I didn't like the ending.