Of course this is yet ANOTHER book I need to read! Lol. In fact, I have a book by Karen Horney, titled "Feminine Psychology", sitting on one of my shelves. This must have something to do with the female psyche, and I don't mean to put down my own gender in saying this. Once again, in fiction as in real life, we have the case of a woman - and an intelligent, totally capable one, at that - falling for the wrong guy. "Far from the Madding Crowd" is another of those books (of which there are LOTS) that I've been wanting to read for the longest time. I really need to re-read it, so that I can write a review for my literary fiction blog. In fact, I would call it a feminist novel, as it attacks "the double standard" in romantic relationships, and thus, the whole basis of the patriarchy. That novel alone made Hardy one of my favorite authors! Since I know that you,too, have read it, you know how powerful a work that is. I have only read one of Hardy's novels - "Tess of the D'Urbervilles".
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