Charlotte Brontë

On his eighth birthday, Edward Rochester is banished from his beloved Thornfield Hall to learn his place in life. His journey eventually takes him to Jamaica where, as a young man, he becomes entangled with an enticing heiress and makes a choice that will haunt him. It is only when he finally returns home and encounters one stubborn, plain, young governess, that Edward can see any chance of redemption - and love.

Inspired by, but independent of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, the author tells the story of the childhood and marriage of the first Mrs. Rochester, the West Indian Creole heiress who went insane in a haunting, intense, and tragic tropical world.

Raised in a strict orphanage, Jane Eyre becomes a governess in a mysterious Yorkshire mansion, and falls in love with the master of the house. She doesn't question the mystery of the stranger living on the third floor until she hears tormented screams. After discovering the master's insane wife, Jane flees. When she returns, she learns of the terrible events that followed her departure.

Jane Eyre, a mistreated orphan, learns to survive by relying on her independence and intelligence.

Jane comes to Thornfield Hall as a governess to the young ward of Edward Rochester. Denied love all her life, Jane can't help but be attracted to the intelligent, vibrant, energetic Mr. Rochester, a man twice her age. But just when Mr. Rochester seems to be returning the attention, he invites the beautiful and wealthy Blanche Ingram and her party to stay at his estates. Meanwhile, the secret of Thornfield Hall could ruin all their chances for happiness....