A few stale lessons from tired governesses, dull walks, unthinking pastimes.
They were supposed to nibble sparingly when at the table, and their minds were supposed to be satisfied with a slim diet too. There was a hunger in her, and girls were not supposed to be hungry. Faith shares her father’s passion for natural science and idolizes him deeply while yearning for the slightest sign of approval and acknowledgment of her cleverness from her grim, forbidding father. Almost of age but with no beauty or social graces to speak of, Faith is an embarrassment to her mother and ignored by her father as nothing but a burdensome girl child. If you said yes to these questions, then you have no excuse not to read The Lie Tree.įaith Sunderly is the shy, meek, obedient daughter of the respected reverend and natural scientist Reverend Erasmus Sunderly and his wife Myrtle, a fashionable society wife.
Do you like novels with a light touch of the fantastic?ĭo you like novels written for teenagers that are far superior to many novels written for adults?ĭo you like novels about the roles of women and men but especially women set in Victorian England?ĭo you like novels about the history of science and scientific exploration?ĭo you like prose that is as perfect as prose can be?ĭo you like novels about girls who lie, who sneak around and keep secrets, who want revenge, who can be cruel, who constantly defy expectations and face danger and punishment for either being themselves or for being female to begin with?
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