About this title: So there I was with two pens, my two titties, Charles Dickens, two slice of bread and a blank book at the end of my first day in the middle of nowhere. Except as it turned out it wasn't quite the end ...Scotland, 1863. In an attempt to escape her not-so-innocent past in Glasgow, Bessy Buckley - the wide-eyed Irish heroine of "The Observations" - takes a job as a maid in a big house outside Edinburgh working for the beautiful Arabella. Bessy is intrigued by her new employer, but puzzled by her increasingly strange requests and her insistence that Bessy keep a journal of her most intimate ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 06/2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 405 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 2006-06-08
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: New. Brand New Hardback with Dust Jacket. 405 p. ISBN 0670037737 WE SHIP DAILY. Well packaged w/email notification. Selling books online since 2001. Thank you for your patronage! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780670037735ISBN:0670037737
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
"I LOVED Bessy, the narrator of this novel. What a character! Very gutsy, very outspoken, honest, and to top it all off, she has a sense of humor. The novel itself had an entertaining, mysterious plot. What seems to be irrelevant and unrelated happenings actually ends up being tied together in a bow by the end of the book. It did, however, have a rough beginning. The narration is shoddy and difficult to read at first. The reason is explained at the end and the reader actually realizes how very appropriate it is. In order for the novel to read more like this girl's journal, the writing is much as people spoke back then. But as the girl matures and improves writing wise, the novel blossoms, the texts changes, and becomes easier to read. So those that are put off by the beginning language, do keep going! Bessy's thoughts and observations as she plods thru a difficult life of a maid in the Victorian times will have you laughing out loud as well as shaking your head in sympathy."
"Judging by the plentiful positive reviews quoted inside and outside this book, the whole world seems to think Bessy Buckley is a brilliant creation, and I couldn't help but fall for the character too. The colloquialisms grated a little at first, but I was soon drawn in by the lively, spirited narrative. Bessy's own 'observations' are often laugh-out-loud funny, and her rebellious yet vulnerable - and altogether very human - voice is what brings the story to life and makes this a great read. I didn't find the plot especially strong - I thought the secrets behind Arabella's strange behaviour were revealed far too early - and the conclusion was a little disappointing, but this is a perfect example of how a striking protagonist and an entertaining narrative can transform a mediocre idea into an original, authentic and highly enjoyable story."
"I believe I am now convinced I have no appreciation of gothic tales. This may be a good book for some but not to my taste: I wasn't wild about the writer's chosen style or the main character's vernacular--it just doesn't work for me. I gave it about 75 pages and kept wondering, "Okay, where's the story?" then just figured to move on to something else. Still, if you've an appreciation of stories in this genre it might be a good choice for you."
"Fascinating story told from the point of a view of a young woman who after having been forced into prostitution at ta very young age by her mother, winds up working as a servant on a remote estate. In some ways it reminded me of Alias Grace, and also Fingersmith. Excellent read. I'd had this on a TBR pile for ages, and am glad I finally picked it up."
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