Wide Sargasso Sea (Penguin Modern Classics) Rhys, Jean Summary Jean Rhys's reputation was made upon publication of this passionate and heartbreaking novel, in which she brings into the light one of citsion's most mysterious characters: the madwoman in the attic from Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre".A sensual and protected young woman, the narrator grows up in the lush, natural world of the Caribbean. Jean Rhys's reputation was made upon publication of this passionate and heartbreaking novel, in which she brings into the light one of citsion's most mysterious characters: the madwoman in the attic from Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre".A sensual and protected young woman, the narrator grows up in the lush, natural world of the Caribbean. She is sold into marriage to the cold-hearted and prideful Rochester, who succumbs to his need for money and his lust. Yet he will make her pay for her ancestors' sins of slaveholding, excessive drinking and nihilistic despair by enslaving her as a prisoner in his bleak British home. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 192 pages · Paperback By Rhys, Jean Details ISBN: 9780141182858 Author: Rhys, Jean Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Language: English Publication date: 30 March 2000 Condition: Used – Like New About the authors Rhys, Jean and Jean Rhys · Publisher: Gardners Books More about this book Reviews Antoinette Cosway is a Creole heiress - product of an inbred, decadent, expatriate community - a sensitive girl at once beguiled and repelled by the lush Jamaican landscape.
