Jane Eyre (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Charlotte Brontë's first published novel, Jane Eyre was immediately recognised as a work of genius when it appeared in 1847. Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. How she takes up the post of governess at Thornfield Hall, meets and loves Mr Rochester and discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage are elements in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman's passionate search for a wider and richer life than that traditionally accorded to her sex in Victorian society.
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Listen to on Audible and was completely drawn in. I love this story, the writing, characters and setting.
Re-read this for a book club and boy was it funnier and more chaotic than I remember. It's also really sad at times and the biggest deepest mood you'll feel at others. But at times it just wasn't for me and yet I still really liked it so, that speaks about the storytelling. As a side note, I'm probably the only one that actually really liked St. John Rivers and was rooting for him. I will keep it spoiler free but... he is sort of the Henry Winter of this book so that could be why I'm biased.
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