nicky36's review against another edition
4.0
The Three Miss Kings is an Australian classic published in 1891, which was republished by Virago in the 1980's. It is about three grown-up sisters living in early 1880's Victoria (Australia). They live on the coast and have recently been orphaned. Elizabeth is the eldest at about 27 years old and is described as having a good figure, and is wise. Patty is the middle sister and is passionate and good-looking. Eleanor or 'Nelly' is the youngest and is a blonde beauty. When their parents die they decide they would like to see something of the world. They have lived a secluded life up on the cliffs without much interaction with the neighbourhood. Together they decide to move to Melbourne, though the reality of moving is not without it's anxieties and heartbreak. https://readableword.wordpress.com/2021/09/04/the-three-miss-kings-by-ada-cambridge/
joelleps's review
3.0
(not much narrative thrust, but) a lovely, detailed recounting of an Englishwoman's first days in colonial Melbourne (1870)
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