The Rag Nymph edition by Catherine Cookson Literature Fiction eBooks
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In the heat of a late June afternoon in 1854, abandoned by a panic-stricken mother in an all-too-obvious flight from the law, Millie Forester bursts into Aggie Winkowski’s life like a bolt from the blue. Aggie, who was known locally as ‘Raggie Aggie’ for her long-established business of trading in rags and old clothes, knew well enough the dangers waiting for such a strikingly pretty girl left alone in this rough and vice-ridden quarter. She could see no alternative other than to take her in.
But what began as compassionate expediency led to a new relationship that would grow and deepen, moulding Millie’s destiny and giving new meaning to the life of Aggie Winkowski.
Millie Forester’s advance through the coming years to the threshold of womanhood is the core of The Rag Nymph, as gripping and socially concerned an historical novel as Catherine Cookson has ever written. Her superb skills of narrative and characterization provide a spectrum of the good and evil of the Victorian era, frankly confronting the terrible menace of child corruption, which remains a constant issue in our time now as it was then.
The Rag Nymph edition by Catherine Cookson Literature Fiction eBooks
I simply loved this novel! I have never read a novel so fast in my life. I just could not put it down! Catherine Cookson? What can I say. This is a masterful story, that draws you in from page one. The novel enlightens you a lot about what the average person went through during Victorian times! There were no castles, or mansions for the average person. The rich population had total control of every facet of an average person's life. They could take whatever they wanted from you and you generally had no recourse but to do what they wanted. This is a story of Millie, an extremely beautiful girl, who refused to give in to those who tried to manipulate her.Product details
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The Rag Nymph edition by Catherine Cookson Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
It starts slow and then a very very surprising ending. LIKE all her book's do. My wife had read about a 100 of her book's before she died 5 years ago I think I,shall read them all.
I like this book but it is not on par with the Dwelling Place, Katie Mulholland or Feathers in the Fire.
This book is nice. Well written with likeable characters. The only problem is that I watched the TV adaption first and that was so good that it didn't really leave anything new for me to explore in the book. That being said make sure you read this book BEFORE you see the TV mini series so that you can enjoy both equally.
This is a well written story. You can almost see the property in which these people lived. The "no choices given" to some. To survive or not. The fear for the child's well-being at the hands of a morally corrupt monster. The strugglee
I came upon Cookson by watching the mini-series of The Rag Nymph. And I'm glad I found her. It'll take me a long time to read all her books. Many of her books have been made into TV movies I see. I think this is a sign of a good writer that the prose is so vivid, with clear scenes that are easy to follow and that keep the pace moving. Excellent dialogue making her characterization superb. She's was a real novelist. I thought Rag Nymph an real gem.
Catherine Cookson is an amazing author. I'm not quite sure why she never caught on in the USA. Her books are full of gritty social commentary usually with a romance and a mystery attached. Her characters are always strong and faced with difficult moral decisions. Their choices are human and the ending of each book is never a repeat of the last. This book is no exception and is one of my favorites. I got hooked on her books by watching the DVDs first. They are all extremely well done with excellent acting.
Ten year old Millicent Forester has been raised in an upper class environment. Her mother was a lady's maid who has fallen on hard times. Expelled from her position through the disgrace of her husband she is now trying to make a living as an independent prostitute. When Millie's mother is picked up by the police, Millie is grudgingly taken in by "Raggie Aggie" the local rag seller. Aggie has in her employ a young man of unknown ancestry who started out life on the street and who goes by the name of Ben Smith, Jones, or Robinson. The local pimp, Boswell, pays the bail of Millie's mother, and feels "cheated" when she won't "preform" and when he threatens to send her to the sailors, commits suicide. Boswell notices Millie and wants to regain the price of her mother's bail by attempting to pick up Millie to serve as a child prostitute for his gentlemen customers. Aggie and Ben decide its best to put Millie in a convent school. In the convent Millie makes a friend through whom she later gets a position as a nanny/governess. Millie is invited to the estate next door to a party for the servants in honor of the Mistress's half-brother, Mr. Bernard Thompson. Millie wears a beautiful dress and attracts the attention of the Master and also earns the jealousy of the Mistress. The Mistress invites her upstairs so she can have her sons rape her. Millie has also gained the attention of Mr. Bernard Thompson who intervenes and takes Millie home. Mr. Thompson pays Millie court and takes her to the home of his aunt who has been put away due to her senility. Millie and Aggie think Mr. Thompson intends to make her an offer of marriage, but Ben is highly suspicious. Mr. Thompson's actual intention is to make Millie his mistress. When Millie realizes this she runs away on foot only to fall into the clutches of Boswell. I would be giving the story away to go any further.....
Very good read. Beneath all the primness, propriety and stiff upper lips, Cookson gives us a glimpse into the seedy underbelly of Victorian England. The heroes in this story are not shiny, well-polished ones, but they are dyed-in-the-wool heroes.
I simply loved this novel! I have never read a novel so fast in my life. I just could not put it down! Catherine Cookson? What can I say. This is a masterful story, that draws you in from page one. The novel enlightens you a lot about what the average person went through during Victorian times! There were no castles, or mansions for the average person. The rich population had total control of every facet of an average person's life. They could take whatever they wanted from you and you generally had no recourse but to do what they wanted. This is a story of Millie, an extremely beautiful girl, who refused to give in to those who tried to manipulate her.
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