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Nelly Dean

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by Alison Case
Publication Date: 01/09/2015
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'Audacious', 'a page-turner' and ' has the makings of a feminist classic' INDEPENDENT A gripping and heartbreaking novel that reimagines life at Wuthering Heights through the eyes of the Earnshaws' loyal servant, Nelly Dean. Young Nelly Dean has been Hindley's closest companion for as long as she can remember, living freely at the great house, Wuthering Heights. But when the benevolence of the master brings a wild child into the house, Nelly must follow in her mother's footsteps, be called servant and give herself to the family completely. But Nelly is not the only one who must serve. When a new heir is born, a reign of violence begins that will test Nelly's spirit as she finds out what it is to know true sacrifice. Nelly Dean is a wonderment of storytelling, a heartbreaking accompaniment to Emily Bronte's adored work. It is the story of a woman who is fated to bear the pain of a family she is unable to leave, and unable to save.
ISBN:
9780008123390
9780008123390
Category:
Historical Fiction
Publication Date:
01-09-2015
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
480
Dimensions (mm):
234x153mm
Weight:
0.63kg

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Its been many, many years since I read Wuthering Heights and I didn't particularly like it so it was with some trepidation that I opened this book about those same miserable people trapped together in that lonely house on the windswept moors.

Nelly Dean by Alison Case however is a story with as much heart as the girl herself who proves to be more resourceful and loyal to the family she served for generations than they probably deserved. Well told and easy to read, its an engaging work which took me by surprise.

If you know and love the original tale, the 'gaps' in this story where years pass and nothing much happens or events are only alluded to, won't be so much of a mystery to you as they were to me. But even you haven't read Wuthering Heights, don't let that keep you from this wonderful read.

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