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Ayala's AngelAnthony Trollope

Ayala's Angel

Anthony Trollope (2008)

SubgenreContemporary Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Doorstopper (600+))
SettingHistorical Earth
CSM age13
Goodreads4/5 (726)

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

death of parent

Positive tags

sibling bondslow burnhappy endingfound family

Tropes

VictorianHistorical RomanceSlow BurnLove TriangleStrangers to LoversFriends to Lovers

Themes

class strugglelove vs dutyidentitygrief

Synopsis

Ayala's Angel showcases Trollope's great theme: the ways in which the conflicts between money and affection shape the dance of courtship and marriage among the gentry and middle class in Victorian England. Ayala & Lucy Dormer are sisters left penniless on the death of their artist-father and thrown upon the mercies of their relatives where they navigate the waters of family, money, love & marriage.

Tags

Victorian LiteratureLiterary FictionSocial CommentaryClassic Romance