This classic story shows how a young woman can overcome adversity and find true happiness. It is a story of passionate love, travail, and final triumph.
Orphaned at an early age, Jane Eyre leads a lonely life until she finds work as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets the mysterious Mr. Rochester and sees a ghostly woman who roams the halls by night.
The relationship between the heroine and Mr. Rochester is only one episode, albeit the most important, in a detailed fictional autobiography in which the author transmuted her own experience into high art. In this work, the plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance but possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit, and great courage. She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer, and the rigid social order that circumscribes her life and position.
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"I have read this book several times since I was thirteen and at first I saw it as an escape book and every time I read it, I'm reminded of why I have such a close connection to it. Not only have always related to Jane the most as a literary protagonist, but I feel connected to the style, the setting, the characters and the relationship between Edward and Jane. I love that, despite its gothic setting, Jane and Edward do actually feel like two real people in a real relationship. I love the ambiguity of Bertha and how I can continue to question where she's from or whether she was, in fact, mad or not. It is easily my favourite book for its style, story and message."
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Kate (5 out of 5 stars)