When her father remarries, the honest, innocent Molly Gibson suddenly finds herself with a new stepsister, Cynthia, who is beautiful, worldly and impetuous. This would be more than enough to deal with, but the new wife is the deeply snobbish (and darkly secretive) Hyacinth. Thwarted love, scheming ambition and small-town gossip underlie the warmth, irony and brilliant social observation which link the relationships and the inevitable conflicts as profound change comes to rural England. The most mature and rewarding of her novels, Wives and Daughters places Elizabeth Gas.

Tracklist:

The Dawn of As Gala Day
After the Proper Amount of Exhibition
Ah, Yes! As Soon As We Have Got Over the School
A Novice Among the Great Folk
At Length She Saw the Pretty Lady Coming Back
Molly - Only Child As She Was
Mrs. Kirkpatrick Came Gliding Up
Molly Gibsons Childhood
Mr. Gibsons Domestic Affections
Mr. Gibsons Neighbours
Perhaps the Man of All Others
If Roger Did Not Do Well at Cambridge It Was His Own Fault
Calf-Love
MR. Coxe Hung His Head a Little, and Meditated
A Visit to the Hamleys
Ah! But It Was Not a Lesson. I Remember the Painter
Molly Was So Deep in One of Sir Walter Scotts Novels
Foreshadows of Love Perils
So Mr. Gibson Rode Round to the Stables
Drifting Into Danger
During This Absence of Mollys
The Widower and the Widow
But the First Day on Which Mr. Gibson Paid His Visit
A Crisis
It Was the Next Morning Before Mr. Gibson Arrived
For a Minute or Two He Thought It Would Be Kinder
To Their Surprise, Molly Came in, Trying Hard to Look As Usual
Making Friendship
It Is a Question Whether Mrs. Kirkpatrick or Molly Wished
Mrs. Kirkpatrick Led Her Into Lady Cumnors Presence
Molly Had Held Up All the Day Bravely
Preparing for the Wedding
Molly Gibsons New Friends
Mr. Preston Must Have Heard Her Step
Molly Finds Herself Patronised
I Used to Think I Managed Her
Then the Carriage Came Round
All the Gentlemen Were Gone
The New Mamma
For Some Time the Murmurs and Grumblings
The Bride at Home
Squire Hamley Came in
Trouble at Hamley Hall
The Squire Asked Molly Every Day
Mr. Osbornes Secret
The Last Afternoon of Her Stay at the Hall Came
Cynthias Arrival
A Woman Will Have This Charm
Well, Then Mamma Had to Go Out As a Governess
Mrs. Gibsons Visitors
Molly Went Back to Her Seat By Cynthia
The Half-Sisters
We've Had Our Unexpected Visitor, Too, Said Mr. Gibson
Osborne Hamley Reviews His Position
Mrs. Gibsons Little Dinner
Ah, Mr. Gibson, I Have Found Out
Hollingford in a Bustle
The Afternoon of the Day on Which the Ball Was to Take Place
A Charity Ball
Meanwhile Miss Piper and Miss Phoebe
Mr. Preston Was Looking Intently and Angrily
Lady Harriet, Spied the Gibson Party
Molly Felt Innocent Enough, and Made No Reply
She Put Her Arm in Her Brothers As She Spoke
Rivalry
Oh, But You Must Be with Us! We Must Wait
For Some Reason or Other, Unknown to the Gibsons
I Believe I Have Been Very Thoughtless
Bush-Fighting
Presently, Osborne Came Upstairs
Again Cynthia Was Lost in Thought
Old Ways and New Ways
Coming Events
Lady Harriet Was Sorry to Miss Molly
Cynthia Now Joined the Party, Pretty and Elegant
Brightening Prospects
What's This I Hear About Roger? Said Mr. Gibson
I Wish I Could Tell His Mother, Said the Squire
A Lovers Mistake
Cynthia Did Not Seem Inclined to Repeat Her Saying
The Mothers Manoeuvre
I Knew, Said She Through Sobs and Tears
Has Mamma Told You? Said She
He's Not the Eldest Son, Continued the Squire
Your Molly Is One in a Thousand
MR. Kirkpatrick, Q.C
Molly Gibson Breathes Freely
You See a Great Deal of Mr. Preston, Don't You, Molly!
Gathering Clouds
I'm Afraid I'm Not As Much Struck By the Wonder of the Thing
The Storm Bursts
Molly Left the Path and Went Straight
I Am Quite Puzzled By You Both, Said Molly
Cynthias Confession
He Sate Down on the Table
So Now You Understand It All, Molly
Molly Gibson to the Rescue
It Was a Cloudy Blustering Day
Does She Say That to You in Cold Blood?
Cynthia Was on the Watch for Her Return
Confidences
No One Here! What a Blessing!
Molly Thought for a Minute or Two
Molly Enjoyed Her House to Herself to the Full
Hollingford Gossips
Scandal and It's Victims
Molly Gibson Has Lost Her Character, Sister. That's It
An Innocent Culprit
You Say You Were Not Acting for Yourself
I Hate to Have You Mixed Up in Mysteries
Molly Gibson Finds a Champion
At Length He Burst in
Lady Harriet, Was Riding Homewards
And He Rode Home, and Told His Wife
Cynthia at Bay
When She Looked Back Upon Her Visit
At Last She Said, Molly Knows It All
Troubles Never Come Alone
But Here You Are, Just in Such a Position Before Me, Cynthia!
She Laid Her Hand on the Hot Damp Skin of the Horses Shoulder
Squire Hamleys Sorrow
Heres Molly, Said Mr. Gibson, Choking a Little Himself
Some Months Ago Osborne Called
Someone Must Write to Mrs. Osborne Hamley
Unlooked-For Arrivals
The Writing This Letter Was Rather Difficult Work for Molly
Her Arms Relaxed, Her Figure Swayed
Molly Gibsons Worth Is Discovered
After This, Long Days Passed Over
When They Came Within Two Miles of Hollingford
Mollys Delight at Seeing Her Showed Itself
An Absent Lover Returns
Molly Went on with Her Questions on Other Subjects
I Was So Sorry to Hear How Ill You Had Been!
Off with the Old Love, and on with the New
Now Roger Spoke to Molly - Spoke Hurriedly, Spoke Hoarsely
Bridal Visits and Adieux
The Squire? Asked Mrs. Gibson in Some Surprise
Molly Was Sitting in the Drawing-Room Pale and Trembling
When Molly Arrived at the Towers
Reviving Hopes and Brightening Prospects
Molly Stood Up
Molly Gibson at Hamley Hall
It So Happened That on Mollys Last Morning
Roger Hamleys Confession
One Evening After Dinner
My Dear Boy! Said Mr. Gibson
Mr. Gibson Gave Rogers Message to His Wife
Having Married Cynthia, As Her Mother Put It

UPC: 9789626349274
Label: Naxos Audio Books
Release Date: 3.1.10
Format: CD

Gaskell / Tomlinson - Wives & Daughters (CD)