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Binding
Hardback
Number of Pages
480
Age Group
All
Language
English
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Book Summary
This is a classic work of fiction set in a sweeping rural landscape, centering on a confident heroine who takes charge of a large farm and confronts love, power, and the price of choices. The central themes include independence, desire, and the pull between personal ambition and community ties. The intended reader is adults and readers who enjoy character-driven historical fiction and richly drawn village life. The tone is at once lively and elegiacโbright with wit, and steady with consequence.
The narrative unfolds in a story-led arc that follows the landowner and the people around her, with vivid, sensory descriptions of hedges, harvests, and weather. Three suitors offer contrasting pathsโeach testing her judgment and reshaping the texture of the community. The reading experience is immersive, balancing intimate emotional scenes with broad social observation, and inviting readers to consider how trust, pride, and circumstance shape a life.
This edition presents the story with an informative introduction and notes that illuminate the historical setting, moral questions, and regional life. The prose rewards careful reading with its precise, evocative phrasing and its quietly dramatic pacing, while the notes provide context for modern readers seeking to understand the eraโs social norms and literary craft.
Reading this work offers a lasting sense of empathy for complex relationships, an appreciation for period detail, and a deeper understanding of how one personโs choices ripple through a close-knit community. It builds curiosity about social history, enriches literary appreciation, and leaves a memorable impression of a time when life in the countryside could be both vivid and transformative.
Product Details
Author
Thomas Hardy
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
480
Language
English
SKU
9780141439655
ISBN
9780141439655
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
2.79x12.95x20.07cm
Binding
Hardback
MRP: โน 399
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Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet whose work explored social constraints, fate, and human emotion in rural England. The authorโs work continues to be widely read and appreciated for its depth, originality, and lasting cultural significance. The authorโs work continues to be widely read and appreciated for its depth, originality, and lasting cultural significance. The authorโs work continues to be widely read and appreciated for its depth, originality, and lasting cultural significance.