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By Charlotte Bronte

-pgs: 542

An interesting tale of a young girls search for acceptance and love as she grows older. The main character in the story Lucy Snowe is introduced as an extremely plain person in personality and appearance. She is left with out a relative or money and manages to travel to France and procure a job as a teacher there. The bulk of her story occurs at the school she works at to her and her close friends. Although well-written, this story pales in comparison to Jane Eyre but it is a fun and interesting read. Lucy Snowe is painted so non-descript one wonders what could possibly happen to her. The ending is pretty ambiguous which might upset the reader but overall the story is masterfully put together.

By Charlotte Bronte

-pgs: 452

The story of a plain looking governess who falls in love with her employer. She then plans a small wedding that is interrupted. The gist of the interruption is he has been married and is still currently married to a woman who is mad and is hidden above in the attic. The governess feels lied to and betrayed and she leaves in the middle of the night on an adventure with no money, no food, no clothes or worldly goods. The story has supernatural elements to it and is an extremely clever book. It is full of unique characters that are memorable and a surprising plot line.