
There's something special in classical literature. You submerge into a real world but a world that no longer exists. Mentality, culture, problems, technology of those time is completely transformed.
The Mill on the Floss was written by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) inspired by her own story and published in 1860. The main character is Maggie Tulliver, a smart and affectionate girl bind to a family where nobody seems to understand her nor promote her intellectual development. A silly mother, a hotheaded father and a rigid brother whom she worships and from whom she is never getting the love she desires. Maggie seems to be always in the middle of a trouble or some accident, and always blamed for that by her family. The whole thing gets worse when she grows up and romantic relationships enter the scene. Two men, two friends profess her their deepest love and she cannot remain with any without the strong objection of the society or her own family.
This story shows how the sins of the parents can still claim upon the lives of the children. Can hatred be inherited? Is the family honor important or the love should prevail?
The ending is by all means unexpected but somehow there cannot be any alternative ending to satisfy all the problems showed through the book. Intrigued? Then the Mill on the Floss is your book!