Loved itwhich is a great book I definitely enjoyed it because I love George Eliot ... it's not my all-time favorite book and it probably won't be on my list
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The Mill on the Floss (1800)
Others: Positive From the author of MIDDLEMARCH and SILAS MARNER, a story of frustrated intelligence and longing, featuring the intelligent Maggie, who yearns to be loved, and her brother Tom, who is forced to study. When Maggie is cast out by Tom, she is ostracized by society, and must face the consequences of renunciation.
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