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Ayala's Angel (Collected Works of Anthony Trollope 3 volumes)

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Ayala's Angel is much lighter and more lyric than many of Trollope's novels. Ayala is a dreamer, and Trollope wants us to respect her for that. The pace and the humor are typical Trollope. I enjoyed it very much, though it's hardly his most profound commentary.

I love Anthony Trollope's stories. When I ordered Ayala's Angel I thought I was buying the standard size paperback. This edition is larger (7x9") which is less practical to carry around and the printing is of poor quality, smudged and sometimes hard to read. I'm going to stay away from this type of paperback. But the story itself is a great portrait of an idealist, a dreamer in situations unlike any one could find oneself at present. But then, Trollope is a wonderful escape into a world of romance, harsh reality and limited possibilities for women. And you can't beat the good ending.

To contradict what one reviewer said, this volume ISBN 0192817477, 694 pages NOT not the only third of three volumes; it's the entire novel of Ayala's Angel, which is one of my favorites - and I've read nearly three dozen Trollope novels. In this one his heroine is younger than most of his heroines, and lost in the romantic ideal, to the detriment of learning to love who is in front of her. But as he so often does, Trollope excels in taking us into his heroine's mind, viewing life from her perspective, while creating other fully believable characters as well. This novel is a delight!

Please be awared that this is only volume 3. It wasn't very clear in the product description when I purchased it, and then I had to return it.