An extraordinary coming-of-age story featuring one of the most independent and strong-willed female protagonists in all of literature. A young woman looks back on her childhood in a harsh orphanage and describes her growing love for the man who employs her as a governess. "Orphaned as a child, Jane has felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding,...