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Prequel reimagines Jane Eyre's haunting backstory.

"Wide Sargasso Sea" will resonate with you if you've ever been captivated by the mysterious madwoman in "Jane Eyre." Jean Rhys masterfully breathes life into this enigmatic character, Antoinette Cosway, framing her descent into madness with lush, oppressive atmospheres of 1930s Jamaica. This novel isn't just a narrative; it's an emotional journey, revealing the other side of Charlotte Brontë's classic through the eyes of the woman who became the 'madwoman in the attic.'

  • WH Smith Literary Award (1967)
  • W.H. Heinemann Award (1966)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Wide Sargasso Sea

Regular price $11.90
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ISBN: 9780141182858
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 2023-02-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Classics, Feminism
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Born into an oppressive colonialist society, Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent sensuality and beauty. After their marriage, disturbing rumours begin to circulate, poisoning her husband against her. Caught between his demands and her own precarious sense of belonging, Antoinette is driven towards madness. This is a fully annotated edition of Jean Rhys's late literary masterpiece, which was inspired by Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, and is set in the lush, beguiling landscape of Jamaica in the 1830s.
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  • WH Smith Literary Award (1967)
  • W.H. Heinemann Award (1966)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.