Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt and later attends a charity school with a harsh regime enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds a position as governess at Thornfield Hall.

However when she finds love with her sardonic employer Rochester the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him 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 (1847) dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate
depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.