notarealclare

Ch 13: #renovationsaredone #offtothewedding #thisprestonguygivesmetheick #sortoftellsmollythatclarekeptcynthiaaway #minormrcollinsvibes #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 1d

AllDebooks I got distracted, Iain Glenn is a very handsome man. 1d

BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks 🤣 I feel that! I think he‘s going to disappoint us 1d

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peanutnine Wait, I feel like I missed something. How do we know this Preston guy? 1d

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine we don‘t 🤷🏻‍♀️ we just met him today. I‘m just getting bad vibes 1d

peanutnine @BarkingMadRead okay cool, just making sure. There are so many characters to keep track of I thought I missed one 😅 1d

Ruthiella @peanutnine I think he was mentioned briefly earlier as the land manager for this estate who had done Mrs. Kirkpatrick favors like providing her with game or produce from the estate. @BarkingMadRead I agree, this guy feels skeevy.😬 1d

mcctrish Mr Preston is in love with Miss Kirkpatrick? I‘m not sure #mommydearest #notarealclare is going to approve and is Mr Gibson getting cold feet ? I hope so, this marriage is giving #titanicvibes 1d

AllDebooks @BarkingMadRead possibly so 😔 1d

willaful Mr. Gibson certainly has plenty of reason for cold feet! But is there anything he can do about it now?

I kept being so uncomfortable every time Molly was allowed to be alone with this guy... what happened to being so careful of her, hmmm? 1d

Bookwormjillk We certainly shouldn‘t trust Preston 1d

Clare-Dragonfly Yes, he‘s a land agent—I had to CTRL+F his name but I did find that 😂 1d

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly gotta love technology - I had gottrm confused too! 20h

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 12: #clareisgettingherway #earlywedding #nodaughtervisit #gibsonfundedit #shedidnotreturnthemoney #usedthelordstrousseaugifttopayoffdebt #sosneaky #mollywillstaywiththesisters #poorphoebe #timetorenovate #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

willaful Definitely got some Emma echoes in this chapter, with Lord Whassisface being so proud of his “matchmaking.“ If only NotClare was like Mrs. Weston!
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Bookwormjillk I feel like shaking the doctor and telling him it's not too late. 2d

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mcctrish #whatcouldgowrong #redflagslittertheground #notarealclare 2d

ElizaMarie #AllTheRedFlags !!! 2d

Clare-Dragonfly @willaful My thoughts exactly! 2d

willaful @Bookwormjillk I'm wondering if she actually going to pull off making him happy, just because she's generally so good at it. I'm honestly surprised he's not sick of her already, given he's not much for demonstrations of affection, but then again, he has been single for a long time... 2d

Ruthiella @willaful @Clare-Dragonfly I thought of Emma too! 😂 And yes to @mcctrish @ElizaMarie SO MANY RED FLAGS 🚩‼️ ⛔️⚠️🚨 2d

Bookwormjillk @willaful probably 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 8: #rogerishome #getsgrilledaboutosborne #becausethatswhataspareisfor #osbornenotlivinguptoexpectations #nowweknowwhyhestayedaway #mollyblamesrogerforblabbing #inothernews #clareisback 🙄 #girlcantkeepajob #thatbodeswell 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Ruthiella Osborne sounds like someone who‘s always been given what he wants whether he has earned it or not so when he fails, he doesn‘t know how to handle it. ☹️ 6d

Cuilin @Ruthiella It‘s almost like he thinks he doesn‘t have to make any sort of effort. 6d

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Bookwormjillk Clare sigh. Osborne sigh. 6d

willaful Everyone worships Osborne so much it seems inevitable he'll be terrible.

And yup, here comes NotARealClare again, making mischief. How surprising to learn she was a terrible governess! 🙄 6d

ElizaMarie Ha! Osborne sounds like he would be a spoiled brat (maybe not his fault) 6d

Clare-Dragonfly We‘re all surprised #notarealclare can‘t keep a job, she‘s so pretty 😂 Here‘s hoping she‘s a better wife and stepmother than governess! 6d

mcctrish Osborne sounds like he spends too much time with his friends and not enough time with his studies #notarealclare is just what Gibson needs #notatall @Bookwormjillk #lesigh 6d

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 3: I don‘t think I have the right guy, so let‘s pretend this is Dr Gibson 🤣 #alookintomollysfam #mamadiedwhenmollywas3 #dockeptapprentices #misseyrebabysits #bettyteaseseyre #mollyputsbettyinherplace #hashtagbrigade

Bklover Sigh. I was just loving Dad until he told Ms Eyre not to teach Molly TOO much. We wouldn‘t want her well-read, would we? 2w

BarkingMadRead @Bklover definitely a character flaw 2w

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Bklover Oh, and I do feel a bit sorry for Betty. She‘s had Molly for a long time. 2w

Bookwormjillk I was liking Dad until the whole Molly doesn't need to know how to read thing. Seems like Ms Eyre will do it anyway though. 2w

Cuilin I know Betty cares for Molly but to make fun of Ms Eyre in front of Molly is so unkind. Gibson must be making bank paying for three servants and a governess for his daughter!! (edited) 2w

AllDebooks Please add me to the taglist. I'll play catch-up tonight. Hope you're recovering well @BarkingMadRead 💓 2w

BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks thank you, I am!! Added you! 2w

willaful Yeah, dad definitely fell in my esteem. But I guess if he was perfect there wouldn't be a story, right? Assuming he's going to be a right numpty and marry NotClare.

I was reminded of the mom in Lark Rise. I guess discouraged intellectual curiosity was a common theme for women writers.

The prose was pretty amusing in this chapter. I liked the allusion to “echo answers.“ 2w

mcctrish Same @Bookwormjillk daddio lost significant rizz factor with that statement #nevermetaneyreididntlike and oh my gosh @willaful you might be on to something with dad marrying #notarealclare 😫 2w

dabbe @Bklover @BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk @Cuilin @Alldebooks @willaful @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 with all of your comments! I also love that Molly's “governess“ is named “Eyre“. Wonder if that's in homage to Bronte's JANE EYRE? 🤔

I wish the dad didn't have those thoughts regarding his daughter's education. It truly did suck to be a woman in the 1800s. 2w

mcctrish @dabbe there‘s only one Eyre!!! 2w

ElizaMarie Ugh - I was all #TeamDaddy until the reading comment. But I love that Molly is still gonna learn :) I am really liking our little Miss Molly. 2w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish rizz 😂 you‘re making me want to re-write this in Gen Z no cap 2w

mcctrish As we should @Bookwormjillk 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Molly reminds me of Maggie in The Mill on the Floss with wanting to learn! Thankfully she has a Miss Eyre to help her and no Tom to get in the way. 2w

Lcsmcat @dabbe It could be. There‘s about 20 years between publication dates. I‘d like to think it was one author supporting another. 2w

dabbe @mcctrish 🤣🎯🩵🎯🤣 2w

dabbe @Lcsmcat IKR? 🎯🩵🎯 2w

quietjenn @dabbe @lcsmcat I'm pretty sure it is. They were friends and she wrote a biography of Charlotte. 2w

quietjenn I am momentarily willing to give Dad a pass on the limited education, because I think he just doesn't want her to grow up too fast. But my grace won't extend if he makes a terrible marriage choice. 2w

Lcsmcat @quietjenn Interesting! 2w

dabbe @quietjenn #duh! I misremembered that! 🤦🏼‍♀️ 2w

dabbe @quietjenn 🎯🩵🎯 2w

AllDebooks @BarkingMadRead ❤️ that's great to hear. X 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 2: #mollygoestotheparty #boooooring #wandersofftothegardens #starving #tired #naptime #clarefindsher #bringsfood #whichclareeats #takesherforanap #FORGETSHER #wtfclare #mollyjustwantstogohome #butno #sleepover #unwanted #paradesmollyaround #rescuedbypapa #whoreturnsthenextdaytogivethanks #whichclaresoreadilyaccepts 🙄 #hashtagbrigade

Librarybelle I felt so bad for Molly! And, Clare making it sound like it‘s all Molly‘s fault! Molly‘s a kid, who is relying on strangers to help her out. Glad Papa came to the rescue! 2w

Ruthiella I have a bad feeling about this former Miss Clare! 😬 2w

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Cuilin @Ruthiella I second this suspicion!! 🤨 2w

Cuilin @Librarybelle Agreed. I love the relationship she has with her father. 2w

Bookwormjillk Here we go 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I am extremely disappointed in this Clare! Though I suppose she isn‘t a real Clare, since I figured out halfway through this chapter that it‘s her maiden name, not her first name 🤣 2w

Lcsmcat I‘m definitely on Team Dad. Poor little Molly! 2w

mcctrish Clare is a train wreck #notarealclare hence forth 2w

willaful @Clare-Dragonfly She is definitely not worthy of the name! 2w

rubyslippersreads @Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish My middle name is Claire, and I completely reject this awful woman. 😂 #notarealclare 2w

ElizaMarie I love the daddy-daughter-ness of it all! He is such a sweet man - Ugh #DoesHeDieSoon ? 2w

mcctrish @ElizaMarie EG is not to be trusted with men #shekillsthemwillynilly 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I would also like to mention that the lord dude sucks. I shuddered with childhood recognition at her description of the man who takes hold of a joke and won‘t let it go, and keeps pointing it at a baffled child who can‘t escape. 2w

Bklover @ElizaMarie @mcctrish you are probably right. Dad is my favorite character, so they will surely kill him off, leaving poor Molly an orphan! 2w

quietjenn Clare and the other ladies made me *so* mad. Not only to act like everything is Molly's fault but to be like, ""Oh, you can just stay all night, aren't you lucky?" ? 2w

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