Author Description

In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte created one of literature's great heroines, and portrays a woman's quest for freedom. As an orphan raised by a cruel aunt, and later at an even less pleasant orphanage, Jane is spirited, independent, and a lovely girl. Hired as a governess, she soon falls for her sardonic employer, Rochester (a wry man with a sordid secret). . .and then she's faced with an impossible choice: should she stay or should she go?Generations have thrilled to the struggles, trials, and triumphs of Jane, an unforgettable character faced with choices every woman will understand.