The Mill on the Floss

Description

The Mill of the Floss is a masterfully written novel that reflects the author’s skill and unique ability to create dynamic, multi-layered characters quite perfectly. While the main protagonist herself is extremely deep and complex, the story as a whole was often resembled to a dynamically moving tapestry in which each beautifully defined graphical element and each equally well-crafted character follows their own unique path, so that you never really know what comes next.

The book tells the story of Maggie, a young girl who grows up in a provincial setting, and is soon forced to deny her heart. She cannot marry the man she loves, and despite her intelligent, vivacious and overall strong character, she is constantly troubled as both her current problems generated by her peers, and older childhood issues tend to catch up with her every time happiness is in her grasp.

Even though The Mill of the Floss is more than 600 pages long, it will never bore you. George Eliot’s style, energetic descriptions and delightfully well-woven, highly unpredictable plot will keep even modern readers interested. If you’re already a fan of Eliot’s writing style, you will simply have the urge to devour this book in one sitting, however, you’ll also find taking your time with the read will be well worth the wait.

Through the book, George Eliot attempts to show the society of her time what happens when a woman denies her heart and lives according to the rigid and unforgiving social norms of the age she had lived in. There are more than a few parallels between Maggie and Eliot herself, the author led a life that shocked her peers, as well as her readers. Her life with a man who was married to another woman had alienated her from her brother Isaac, who didn’t approve of her choices.


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