The Woman in White

I first read a Wilke Collins book in college. I was taking a summer correspondence course in Mystery Fiction and one of the required readings was "The Moonstone." So I recently decided to try another of his books, and chose "The Woman in White." I am thoroughly enjoying this novel. It has that mid 1800's feel to it, similar to writings of the Brontes, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen, but it doesn't have as much "fluff" as some of these other writers put into their books. "The Woman in White" is part romance, and part mystery. It concerns two half-sisters, and the rather bad marriage of one, Laura Fairlie. She marries a man whom who her father arranged to have her marry before he died, and it is a loveless marriage, surrounded by a mysterious woman in white that seems to have some past with Laura's new husband. Lots of mysterious circumstances and deception, this is a good read. If you enjoy classics, especially, give this one a try.