| Author: | George Moore | ISBN: | 9781909959125 |
| Publisher: | Dead Dodo | Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Dead Dodo Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | George Moore |
| ISBN: | 9781909959125 |
| Publisher: | Dead Dodo |
| Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Dead Dodo Vintage |
| Language: | English |
Set in England from the early 1870s onward, the novel is about a young, pious woman from a poor working-class family who, while working as a kitchen maid, is seduced by another employee, becomes pregnant, is deserted by her lover, and against all odds decides to raise her child as a single mother. Esther Waters is one of a group of Victorian novels that depict the life of a "fallen woman".
Set in England from the early 1870s onward, the novel is about a young, pious woman from a poor working-class family who, while working as a kitchen maid, is seduced by another employee, becomes pregnant, is deserted by her lover, and against all odds decides to raise her child as a single mother. Esther Waters is one of a group of Victorian novels that depict the life of a "fallen woman".
