Thomas Hardy

Katherine Hill-Miller

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.

A Pure Woman

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Jeni Enjaian

This is the first book in a while in my classics-reading "quest" that I have been this engaged in. I almost (but not quite) reached the point of not wanting to put the book down. The general outcome of the book is fairly predictable but the journey was fascinating-depressing-and compelling. Hardy somehow managed to make us care about Tess, a remarkably pathetic character, more than as an object of pity. Even though this book was pretty depressing I still enjoyed, rather appreciated, this book. 
I definitely recommend it.

Tess of the D'Urbervilles A Pure Woman

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