I first fell in love with Cranford when I saw the mini series and it's sequel (Return to Cranford) on PBS, and I have checked the DVD's out from my local library several times, so I decided it was probably time I read the book.
Elizabeth Gaskell introduces us to the ladies of Cranford, and what a group of ladies they are! The story is told from the point of view of a young woman who is visiting the Jenkyns sisters, Miss Matty and Miss Deborah. She tells us her opinions of all the goings-on with the Jenkyns sisters, their friends, and the rural town of Cranford that is filled with mostly middle-aged and older women who are afraid of change.
I don't want to give too much away, but I do recommend seeing both the movies and reading the book. The two are quite different in many aspects (I understand that the movies are a combination of several different books written by Gaskell that take place in Cranford), but they have the same delightful tone.
There is just something about this group of ladies that I can't get enough of!
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