Garden of Shadows by V.C. Andrews
pages 1- 85
Les Miserables
1%-4% (long book ;_;)
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In the prequel garden of Shadows, we get to experience the cruel wife's perspective of being married to Malcolm, the evil grandfather figure. Olivia starts out as a dreamy romantic who wishes nothing but to be whisked away on a white horse like all the other girls. However, Olivia is now considered old and ugly. Not a great combination for a wannabe wife. But when Malcolm whisks her away on a quick, perfunctory marriage, I get to see how Olivia slowly realizes that she is only a tool for Malcolm to use. She first discovers this when Malcolm leaves her on her wedding night and assigns her to overlook the house matters. Then, she confirms the truth when all Malcolm cares about is how he doesn't have a daughter when Olivia's health may be in danger.
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In the beginning of Les Miserables, I was drowned with detail about the bishop. I was fed detail about his daily routine, and about how benevolent he was to the poor and the sickly. The bishop's house is also quiet plain and simple, because he prefers to donate his money to the unlucky. The bishop is also a very stout man with two ladies that tend to him. He also owned a hospital that he created very large.
Though I don't see the point of all these details yet, hopefully I will soon.
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