![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One is alternately sympathetic towards this version of Nelly, who toils for her employers, and exasperated with her. In retelling a literary masterpiece, Case has managed to add to the storyline without diminishing any of the characters Bronte deftly created more than a century ago, leading up to a sweeter ending that is her own. Case plugs gaps and offers clever interpretations as to why Catherine's brother Hindley is the bitter beast that he is, as well as the reasons behind Nelly's differing treatments of him and Heathcliff.Īn English professor at Williams College in Williamstown, Massa- chusetts, Case was paid a six-figure sum for this, her first attempt at fiction - after it was brought to publishers' attention by best- selling novelist Tracy Chevalier. Twists and turns are skilfully woven into the framework of the original novel's plot in this modern reworking. ![]()
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