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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
by Anne Brontë
5 - “This rose is not so fragrant as a summer flower, but it has stood through hardships none of them could bear: the cold rain of winter has sufficed to nourish it, and its faint sun to warm it; the bleak winds have not blanched it or broken its stem, and the keen frost has not blighted it. Look, Gilbert, it is still fresh and blooming as a flower can be, with the cold snow even now on its petals. Will you have it?”
A 19th century heroine who leaves her abusive husband and ultimately finds true love with an adoring, doting farmer? Yes, please! This has more Jane Austen vibes than that of her even more famous two sisters although it’s much more serious - themes of domestic and alcohol abuse prevail - and less witty. It’s a long sometimes difficult read (if there were trigger warnings in 1848 they would be all over the cover) but the final few pages of redemption make it all worth it. The reader is left hopeful that our pious and devout protagonist was able to finally find true peace and happiness after all she had to endure.
A 19th century heroine who leaves her abusive husband and ultimately finds true love with an adoring, doting farmer? Yes, please! This has more Jane Austen vibes than that of her even more famous two sisters although it’s much more serious - themes of domestic and alcohol abuse prevail - and less witty. It’s a long sometimes difficult read (if there were trigger warnings in 1848 they would be all over the cover) but the final few pages of redemption make it all worth it. The reader is left hopeful that our pious and devout protagonist was able to finally find true peace and happiness after all she had to endure.