Best compared with Anne of Green Gables in feel and atmosphere, all the Charlotte Wimpole books rely as heavily on character as they do plot. Told from the point of view of the heroine, Charlotte Wimpole, it deals with everyday life in 1840s London. They take Charlotte from a lower-class family in Book 1, to a successful newspaper reporter and author standing proud for women's issues, education, the poor, and standing against the damaging English class system. It is at times funny -- at times dramatic -- and also at times poignant.
At this point, Book 1 (Growing Up Victorian) is finished and seeking a literary agent. It starts in 1842 when 16-year-old Charlotte Wimpole discovers that everyone, including her three younger brothers, push her to be what they want her to be. Her father's ambition to have one of his sons become a famous writer, and his stubborn attitude against women writers, spark Charlotte to blossom into seeking her own independence. These are female coming-of-age novels in an era when women were not allowed to come of age.
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Book One: Growing Up Victorian
