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Wide Sargasso Sea Paperback – 23 October 2001

by Jean Rhys (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,617 ratings
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Jean Rhys's late, literary masterpiece Wide Sargasso Sea was inspired by Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, and is set in the lush, beguiling landscape of Jamaica in the 1830s. Born into an oppressive, colonialist society, Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent sensuality and beauty. After their marriage the rumours begin, poisoning her husband against her. Caught between his demands and her own precarious sense of belonging, Antoinette is driven towards madness.
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    23 October 2001
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    19.7 x 12.9 x 1.18 cm
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Jean Rhys was born in Dominica in 1894. After arriving in England aged sixteen, she became a chorus girl and drifted between different jobs before moving to Paris, where she started to write in the late 1920s. She published a story collection and four novels, after which she disappeared from view and lived reclusively for many years. In 1966 she made a sensational comeback with her masterpiece, Wide Sargasso Sea, written in difficult circumstances over a long period. Rhys died in 1979.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin; 1st edition (23 October 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141182857
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141182858
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.7 x 12.9 x 1.18 cm
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Review about book cover, not the book content.Like many others I bought the penguin clothbound edition for the cover. It comes with a price sticker that I promptly removed, leaving the back cover stained. Such a shame, it ruins the cover. It's making me rethink buying this edition again.
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A prequel to Jane Eyre. There is a reason this was an instant classic on release and continues to be considered one of the best books eritten
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Like many others I bought the penguin clothbound edition for the cover. It comes with a price sticker that I promptly removed, leaving the back cover stained. Such a shame, it ruins the cover. It's making me rethink buying this edition again.
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Szechuan Pete
5.0 out of 5 stars Here's What I Know
Reviewed in Canada on 25 April 2023
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My wife was all "Will you order this book for me?" and I was like "You betcha." So I ordered it. It has a very nice cover. Good job Jean Rhys!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Memories
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I read this book years ago and crossed the Sargasso Sea on my way to Mexico this year, I got excited about being in the Caribbean Sea and so bought the book for my sons girlfriend as a reminder of the holiday. It’s a very evocative book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hope Jane knew....
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Although I was reluctant ordering the piece as few said the packaging is bad , the pages are torn. Well for a reader torn pages are nightmare , but made the order as Amazon has been an anwesome place and I trust their services. The novel is a work which surely Jane should have read , being a voracious reader. Knowing the story of Bertha , she would never have hallucinated Mr.Rochestor's voice . A novel much needed to make sure you understand the true situations. A gem. 💮 Thank you Amazon and Jean Rhyss.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hope Jane knew....
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Although I was reluctant ordering the piece as few said the packaging is bad , the pages are torn. Well for a reader torn pages are nightmare , but made the order as Amazon has been an anwesome place and I trust their services. The novel is a work which surely Jane should have read , being a voracious reader. Knowing the story of Bertha , she would never have hallucinated Mr.Rochestor's voice . A novel much needed to make sure you understand the true situations. A gem. 💮 Thank you Amazon and Jean Rhyss.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bom
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Livro sensacional.
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