One of Jeanette Winterson's favourite books.
April 2010 Good Housekeeping selection.
On My Bookshelf by Hilary Mantel...
‘I read Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre when I was very young and cared less about the love story than about the secret of the woman in the attic. It’s what a story should be – gripping, but have psychological truth and depth.
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Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt and later attends a charity school with a harsh regime, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds a position as governess at Thornfield Hall.
However, when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions, even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre (1847) dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.
Jane Eyre features in the following genres: eBooks of the Month, Recommendations, Classic fiction: general and literary, Family Drama, General Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Fiction
Jane Eyre is available in Paperback, Hardback,
Jane Eyre was written by Charlotte Brontë and published by Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Jane Eyre has 507 pages
Yes it is part of Wordsworth Collector's Editions series
£8.99
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