Description
In a society that treats unmarried women as anomalies, this 1893 novel follows a group of “redundant” women navigating the precarious gap between independence and respectability. As careers, friendships, and romantic hopes collide with the realities of money, work, and social judgment, the story probes what marriage truly offers—and what it costs. With a sharp, unsentimental focus on morals and the economics of gender, the book asks whether women’s lives can be built on anything other than the promise of a husband. George Gissing’s distinctive realism makes the stakes feel immediate, turning a character-driven narrative into an early feminist examination of agency, duty, and survival.
Available Editions
paperback
Echo Library
Published Feb 1, 2007
284 pages
ISBN: 9781406810103
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Details
First Published
1893
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Odd Women by George Gissing.