Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer, and a rigid social order. All circumstances circumscribe her life and position when she becomes governess to the daughter of the mysterious, sardonic and attractive Mr Rochester.
There is great kindness and warmth in this epic love story, which is set against the magnificent backdrop of the Yorkshire moors. Ultimately the grand passion of Jane and Rochester is called upon to survive cruel revelation, loss and reunion, only to be confronted with tragedy.
This is How We Are Human
Veronica wants her son Sebastian to be happy … she wants the world to accept him for who he is. She is also considering paying a professional to give him what he desperately wants.
Violetta, a high-class escort, steps out into the night thinking only of money; her nursing degree; paying for her dad’s care; and getting through the dark.
When these three lives collide – intertwine in unexpected ways – everything changes. For everyone.
This Is How We Are Human is a searching, rich and thought-provoking novel with an emotional core that will warm and break your heart.
The Return of the Native
Tempestuous Eustacia Vye passes her days dreaming of passionate love and the escape it may bring from the small community of Egdon Heath.
Hearing that Clym Yeobright is to return from Paris, she sets her heart on marrying him, believing that through him she can leave rural life and find fulfilment elsewhere. But she is to be disappointed, for Clym has dreams of his own, and they have little in common with Eustacia’s. Their unhappy marriage causes havoc in the lives of those close to them, in particular Damon Wildeve, Eustacia’s former lover, Clym’s mother and his cousin Thomasin.
The Return of the Native illustrates the tragic potential of romantic illusion and how its protagonists fail to recognize their opportunities to control their own destinies.
