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Charlotte Brontk`s first novel, published in 1847, was based in part on the author`s own days in a brutal boarding school where two of her sisters died of tuberculosis; her characterization of the place in her first published work was an act of revenge. The novel`s heroine is a plain, impoverished, but spirited young governess who not only wins the heart of her employer--the jaded, Byronic Mr. Rochester--but manages to defy the social conventions of her time to become a strong and fulfilled adult. Told by Jane herself as she looks back over her life, JANE EYRE became the prototype for the classic Gothic novel set in a wild, windswept location where a naove heroine must cope with ghosts and the supernatural. It has also inspired countless romance novels and created the bitter, brooding hero who is brought back to life by the goodness and innocence of the woman who loves him. Brontk`s tale, however, transcends the genres it inspired. Jane`s search for love and for meaning also includes a refusal to accept less than she feels is her due. Brontk sees that quest as a moral one, and a critical exploration of the paradoxes of the English class system and of Victorian gender relations is an integral part of the book. But the main reason for its position as an enduring classic is that JANE EYRE is a stirring and satisfying tale, a page-turner. It was a bestseller in its day and remains popular today--the quintessential coming-of-age story that still has resonance for young women who are struggling to find the balance between romantic love and personal freedom.
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From award-winning author Tami Hoag comes a warm, moving story of two cultures in conflict and two hearts in love.Matt Thorne had come to his sisters rural inn to recover from an injury far from the city and his fast-paced life as an emergency room physician.
Drifting between sleep and waking, Matt didnt trust his eyes when he saw the young woman who sat at his bedside in her plain cotton dress and apron, her chestnut hair tucked demurely beneath a white bonnet, like a beautiful vision from the past century.
Sarah Troyer had been warned about the womanizing Dr. Throne,
but nothing prepared her for the shiver of desire that shook her to her core when she gazed at him.
Though her life was bound by the simple Amish way, Sarah had always longed for the world outside.
Her job at the inn already branded her as a rebel in her community, and falling in love with a stranger would mean the loss of her family and the only life she knew.
Yet something sparked within her with every touch of his hand, each glance from his dark eyes.Sarah was willing to allow herself a brief, secret adventure in the arms of a forbidden man.
But she hadnt counted on Matt's passionate love--a love that would not let go, a love that could cost them both everything they knew....
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A collection of eight short stories by one of the most respected fantasy authors of the 1990s.
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