A review by msgtdameron
The Doctor's Wife by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Braddon freely admits that she stole the plot line from Flaubert's 'Madame Bovary' but with a very English twist.  That twist happens around page 275.  Now there are 403 pages in the copy I read.  This leaves one thinking the falling action is going to be tedious, but it is anything but.  There is a lot of soggy sentimentality to get to page 275.  But afterward the story proceeds quickly and before you know it your at the End wanting more.