Title: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Author: Anne Bronte

Genre: Classic Literature  

Publisher: Wordsworth Classics   

Format: Paperback    

Pages: 383

Rating: 4/5 stars

Synopsis (Goodreads):

Anne Brontë’s second novel is a passionate and courageous challenge to the conventions supposedly upheld by Victorian society and reflected in circulating-library fiction. The heroine, Helen Huntingdon, after a short period of initial happiness, leaves her dissolute husband, and must earn her own living to rescue her son from his influence. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is compelling in its imaginative power, the realism and range of its dialogue, and its psychological insight into the characters involved in a marital battle.

Review:

This book was amazing! There are so many important aspects to the book, and it deals with important issues.

The book centres around a mysterious woman who moves into the neighbourhood with her son. Now you might not think this is a big deal, but a woman living without a man and with a child was just not accepted back then. Property laws were strict when it came to women, and when a woman married, everything she owned passed to her husband.

Helen is a strong character who shows us as readers that even when you are presented with a difficult situation, you don’t need to lose your temper, but you must deal with the situation to the best of your ability. She teaches the reader about kindness and forgiveness, and that it’s not too late to find love! ☺️

I don’t want to say more, as I don’t want to spoil anything, but this book caused a bit of scandal I learned after reading the intro. People were shocked to read about domestic abuse and women living independently with their child, as that sort of thing was not discussed. I really enjoyed reading this book, and definitely recommend it as a great classic!

Happy reading bookworms!