One of the best, but overlooked, classicss (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Bronte)

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Product:	The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Bronte
Date:	25/05/09 (45 review reads)
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Advantages: Dramatic, engaging, well-crafted, brilliant

Disadvantages: May not be to everyone's tastes

A young woman and her child arrive as the new tenants of a semi-derelict hall in the Yorkshire moors and immediately become the focus of local suspicion and interest. This is exacerbated by the woman's reclusive lifestyle.

It is through her growing friendship and love for a local yeoman farmer that the reader is quickly enveloped by the story of Helen Huntingdon and it is soon evident that hers is a story of domestic violence, alcoholism, adultery and escape.

I found 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' to be an incredible, moving and absorbing tale. I also think it has often been - unfairly - overshadowed by the work and success of her sisters. On a personal note, I enjoyed this novel far more than Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, although they too are good. To this day, this novel remains one of my favourite. Simply put, 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' is well-crafted, dramatic and a mature exploration of humanity.

Summary: A classic story that grips the reader to the very end.