Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell
In a tight-knit early-19th-century coastal fishing village, a young woman finds her life shaped by love, secrecy and the brutal practice of press-ganging as war and local gossip conspire to separate her from the men closest to her; caught between a steady, devoted foster-brother and a charismatic sailor who captures her heart, she makes choices that lead to jealousy, misunderstandings and long-lasting moral regret, while the novel examines social pressures, the limits placed on women, and the high cost of silence and misplaced trust.
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- Published
- 1863
- Nationality
- English
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 400-500 pages
- Original Language
- English
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