Jean Rhys's late, literary masterpiece Wide Sargasso Sea was inspired by Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, and is set in the lush, beguiling landscape of Jamaica in the 1830s. Born into an oppressive, colonialist society, Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent sensuality and beauty. After their marriage the rumours begin, poisoning her husband against her.
Caught between his demands and her own precarious sense of belonging, Antoinette is driven towards madness.
| ISBN: | 9780241871065 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 2027 |
| Author: | Jean Rhys |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Series: | Twentieth-Century Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Social issues Historical Fiction |
Jean Rhys's late, literary masterpiece Wide Sargasso Sea was inspired by Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, and is set in the lush, beguiling landscape of Jamaica in the 1830s. Born into an oppressive, colonialist society, Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent sensuality and beauty.
Wide Sargasso Sea features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Social issues, Historical Fiction
Hardback, Paperback. £17.09, down from the £18.99 cover price. Pre-order. 1st April 2027.
Wide Sargasso Sea was written by Jean Rhys and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Wide Sargasso Sea has 176 pages
Yes it is part of Twentieth-Century Classics series
£17.09, reduced from £18.99. Pre-order. 1st April 2027.