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ISBN: 9780241819937
Title: Wuthering Heights – Film Tie In
Author: BRONTE EMILY
Emily Bronte’s classic novel with cover artwork from Emerald Fennell’s major new film starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi
‘Be with me always – take any form – drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!’
Emily Bronte’s novel of impossible desires, violence and transgression is a masterpiece of intense, unsettling power. It begins in a snowstorm, when Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter at Wuthering Heights. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before- the intense passion between the foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, her betrayal of him and the bitter vengeance he now wreaks on the innocent heirs of the past.
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 22/01/2026
Pages: 368
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arianajoycave –
So, that wasn’t what I was expecting at all. I read this in anticipation of the movie coming out this year, and I can already tell they’ll feel like almost entirely different stories. The film is marketed as the greatest love story of all time, and yet, the book feels like a tragedy. It’s dark and moody, the characters are all unlikeable, and each is discontent for the majority of the book. The love that we do witness is as harsh and unforgiving as the environment they inhabit. Where is this great romance that people have been latching onto? My experience was that the majority of them died miserably without fulfilling any of their wishes, even Heathcliff felt empty at the end despite all of his efforts. Anyway, I’m interested in seeing whether the movie respects the written material or writes it anew.
This is the fifth classic that I’ve read so far, and I’d say it sits in the middle of my ranking. I was constantly telling my coworker that I did not dislike it, but neither was I in love with it. I was impartial. The characters’ strong personalities and their actions, which were predominantly selfish, intrigued me. But, because of the book’s structure, I was constantly left wondering if this was simply an interpretation of true events rather than the unfiltered truth. Nelly didn’t feel like a reliable narrator at times, especially when she spoke of (the original) Catherine. In fact, the story-within-a-story structure kept the reader at arm’s length at all times. Frequently, the reader was missing out on a huge chunk of the story because we weren’t following that character’s perspective. Very interesting that we are told the whole story through the eyes of someone who’s mostly distant from the action. Why? I don’t know, which irks me. Research here we come.
Morals and ethics are tested in this book. Nature vs nurture is also explored thoroughly through Heathcliff and the following generation. I was left wondering, however, what exactly Emily Brontë’s intention was with this novel. Was she wanting to place the morals of the time under duress and explore the result, or was her intention to push the boundaries of literature as a woman? Or was it something entirely different? I am not sure. What I am sure of is that I would’ve loved to study this book in uni and write an essay on it (am I insane? Maybe). Actually, what’s stopping me?