She comes from a relatively poor background, her parents working class and, though living in England, of Irish-Catholic stock. The only fair way of giving an idea of the quality of the writing would be to quote the entire book, but here is an example, at a point where a minor character comes back to the dorm after her abortion:"Her child must vanish into the blank badlands of never-was: very different, of course, from the glittering realm of might-have-been". By Hilary Mantel. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. Well written story of a time and place. I think what disappointed me most was the ending. To fill the void, I decided to embark on an all-Mantel/all-the-time summer. Should be okay but it's not, not at all. An Experiment in Love won the 1996 Hawthornden Prize. The complete review 's Review : An Experiment in Love is a novel of coming of age, of reaching adulthood. Mantel's use of language, particularly dialog, is very satisfying. I wondered why retread ground that Margaret Drabble and Lynne Reid Banks had already covered, of 1960s girls (although Mantel references Edna O'Brien and Muriel Spark) at or leavingThis book is highly autobiographical, and I've read most of Mantel's autobiography, so there was a hint of deja vu throughout this story: the childhood in the northern mill town (here transposed from Derbyshire to Lancashire), the convent school, the boyfriend (turned husband) and the escape to University and London.
The model takes into account factors including the age of a rating, whether the ratings are from verified purchasers, and factors that establish reviewer trustworthiness.This page works best with JavaScript. Definitely a feminism air to the story, religious undertones since Carmel goes to a religious school and then ends up losing all belief in God.Mantel's Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies were so riveting, so beautifully crafted -- I missed them terribly when I finished them. doctor? The supporting cast include vivacious Julia, angelic rich girl Lynette and various other classmates desperate to shed innocence. The weapons are clothing, schools, intelligence, friendships, insults, accents, trophy boyfriends, material possessions and food. Separate but not equal. This is London in the late sixties/early seventies but it might as well be New York or Paris or Toronto. This novel seemed sparse and rather flat.
Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. The battle cry is ''Sauve qui peut!''" They pin their hopes on education to help them live life on their own terms, but realize that women's lib still has frustratingly long way to go, echoing Mantel's own experiences in her memoir 'Giving Up The Ghost.' For those of us who came of age during this turbulent time, I am certain there are scenes that ring true and astonish for their universality. Eat meat, drink blood." Slowly, the memories move to the tragedy. More By and About This Author . (review by Mme. ilary Mantel's seventh novel, ''An Experiment in Love,'' is only the second to be published in the United States. On the other hand, said relationships remained somehow mysterious and Carmel’s first person narrative never quite hooked me. It's obviously the work of a fantastic author early in her career. Here she makes new friends from different classes and parts of the country, but fails to sever her ties with her school friends, who have joined her at the same hall of residence.An Experiment in Love is Carmel's story of her childhood somewhere near Manchester. The descriptive mastery! Amazon calculates a product’s star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average.
Julianne, however, is thriving, doing everything right. If you come to this novel after Wolf Hall, you may wonder if this is the same novelist. Three young women leave their Catholic high school to start their freshman year in London. So, this summer we turned to some of the top book...Hilary Mantel's seventh novel examines the pressures on women during the 1960s to excel--but not be Hilary Mantel's seventh novel examines the pressures on women during the 1960s to excel--but not be Hilary Mantel never wastes a word, and it's only at the end of this brief book (as opposed to her Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall, at 500-plus pages, anyway)that you realize how expertly she has woven every line and observation. Maybe I missed a sub-text but I think that the title "An experiment in Love" is ill-conceived and a tad misleading. Had I read it without the others as touchstones, I think I would have given this book a higher rating. And when that very education separated them from the world of their mothers. Increasingly Karina is described as being greedy, as having "lard-soaked fingers".
Although the narrative is set in the 1970s, I had all the aforementioned experiences myself in the 90s and 00s. The writing and the story telling are so bright and fast-moving I didn't want to put it down. Other girls end up dealing with pregnancy, abortion comes into play, money issues while in college. I have not seen anyone try to explain the significance of the book's title, which is tantalizingly ambiguous. The restrictive school setting, brief poignant character sketches, and conclusion all remind me more than a little of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.