One of the most tense and moving dramas of all time, this is a dark story of passionate love and friendship, heart-breaking betrayal and violent revenge. This edition includes extensive background information.
After her parents die, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up wild and free on the Yorkshire Moors and despite the continued bad feeling between Cathy's brother, Hindley, and Heathcliff they're happy - until Cathy meets Edgar Linton, the son of a wealthy neighbour. It is Catherine's eventual betrayal of Heathcliff which causes him to seek a violent revenge in this moving and intense masterpiece.
Novelist Jennifer Donnelly introduces the novel, telling what got her hooked on the book. And an information section at the back covers breaking news, fashion, crime and punishment and music from the time when the novel was published.
