August Book Club DOUBLE FEATURE - Wuthering Heights & Jane Eyre

Hello! August's book club discussion will be Victorian double feature - "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë and "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë. Read one or both, it doesn't matter. This is a lawless place.

Wuthering Heights: Raised together on the Yorkshire moors, Heathcliff and Catherine become lovers and soul mates so utterly inseparable that their destiny seems inevitable. But when Catherine’s desire for social status results in her marriage to Heathcliff’s wealthy rival, Heathcliff is consumed by revenge. And no one in his path will be spared. Admired for its stark originality and condemned for its fiendish affront to the senses, Wuthering Heights polarized critics. For generations of readers since, its themes of gender inequality, religious hypocrisy, social climbing, and the violent extremes of romantic obsession resonate to this day.

Jane Eyre: Charlotte Brontë tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre, who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic, brooding Mr Rochester. As her feelings for Rochester develop, Jane gradually uncovers Thornfield Hall's terrible secret, forcing her to make a choice. Should she stay with Rochester 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 dazzled readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.

Where to Read: Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre are FREE to read and listen to on Amazon. If you don't have Prime, they're also available through the Seminole County Library (Book 1) (Book 2).