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Desperate Remedies

Author
Thomas Hardy
Series
Timeless Classic
Language
English
Length
362 pages
ISBN
9781910343975
Published
15 August 2014
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Thomas Hardy
  • country life
  • rustic
  • evocative
  • unrequited love
  • class
  • education
  • family
  • modernism
  • emotional health

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"Desperate Remedies" unfurls as a gripping narrative of mystery, romance, and suspense, marking Thomas Hardy's foray into the literary world. Centered on Cytherea Graye, a young woman ensnared in a web of deceit, love, and ambition, the novel traverses her tumultuous journey as she navigates the complexities of Victorian society. Engaging with themes of power, gender, and morality, Hardy intricately weaves a tale that explores the lengths to which individuals will go when faced with desperate circumstances, all set against the evocative backdrop of England's pastoral landscapes.

Author

Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) gave English literature its most unforgettable tragic landscapes — the imagined county of Wessex, where heath, village, and market town hold the fate of ordinary lives. In Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Far from the Madding Crowd, he wrote characters undone by chance, desire, and the hard edges of Victorian society.

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