“My life, these past six years or more, and my inmost thoughts, and once you know its contents we must part forever”

When the beautiful and secretive young Helen Graham moves into nearby Wildfell Hall, Gilbert Markham becomes swiftly intrigued and offers his friendship. But as her brusque reclusive behaviour increasingly becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. Can Helen escape the disastrous life she has left behind, or will the scandalous details condemn her forever? A literary classic that still packs an emotional punch for a modern audience.