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Far from the madding crowd

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′Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness.′ Beautiful, impulsive and spirited, Bathsheba Everdene′s fortunes are changed forever when she inherits her own farm and becomes a woman of independent means. Set in Hardy′s evocative Wessex countryside, Bathsheba is pursued by three very different suitors. The reliable and humble Gabriel Oak, the vain and impetuous Troy and the reserved yet determined Boldwood. With the morals of rural society weighing heavily upon her, it is through these relationships that Bathsheba experiences the torture of unrequited love and betrayal and discovers how random acts of chance and tragedy can alter the pathway of a life dramatically.

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Language
English
Released
2007
Format
Paperback
ISBN10
0230030521
ISBN13
9780230030527
Series
First published
1874
Original title
Far from the Madding Crowd
Rating
4.15 out of 5
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′Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness.′ Beautiful, impulsive and spirited, Bathsheba Everdene′s fortunes are changed forever when she inherits her own farm and becomes a woman of independent means. Set in Hardy′s evocative Wessex countryside, Bathsheba is pursued by three very different suitors. The reliable and humble Gabriel Oak, the vain and impetuous Troy and the reserved yet determined Boldwood. With the morals of rural society weighing heavily upon her, it is through these relationships that Bathsheba experiences the torture of unrequited love and betrayal and discovers how random acts of chance and tragedy can alter the pathway of a life dramatically.