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Young, attractive and impetuous, Bathsheba has inherited a farm and
is determined to be as independent as possible. Her natural beauty
is a magnet for men; how will she choose between them? Gabriel Oak
is a young farmer, just set up in business with his own flock of
sheep. He meets Bathsheba and falls in love with her, but she turns
him down. He has to stand by and watch while the woman he loves is
courted by others, first by William Boldwood, much older than
Bathsheba; then by Sergeant Troy, young, handsome, and reckless.
Who will she choose? Throughout Bathsheba's series of mistakes,
Gabriel remains her loyal friend. But will he ever be more than
just a friend?
Her new employer, Alec d'Urberville, seems charming and kind. Tess
has a mind of her own, but she is vulnerable and alone among
strangers. Can she trust Alec? A year later Tess meets Angel Clare,
and they fall in love. If Angel discovers the truth about Tess's
past, will he still love her? In this gripping story of courage,
love and betrayal, Thomas Hardy asks many difficult questions. Are
the expectations of women and men the same? Can we ever escape the
consequences of our past actions? How much pain can one person live
with?
Henchard is a handsome farm labourer. When he gets drunk at a
country fair, he sells his wife and child to a sailor. The next
day, ashamed by what he has done, he lets people believe that his
wife has died. Thus begins a chain of events which leads Henchard
deep into dishonesty and betrayal. Repentant and determined to
change his ways, Henchard works hard to improve his fortunes. He
becomes rich, and is elected mayor of Casterbridge - though his
temper and his pride make him difficult to like. When Henchard's
wife and daughter come back to find him, will he accept them? And
what might they want from him? Will a reunion mean a happy ending?
Mo hates her new school and her new town. She has no friends and
her home life is awful. But she's made a friend online and he
cares. So when he wants to meet up, she agrees. Nothing bad can
come from meeting up with a friend, right? Breaking the Rules is a
powerful tale of unhappiness, of the dangers of social media and of
real friendship. Bloomsbury High Low books encourage and support
reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for
struggling and reluctant readers, those with dyslexia, or those
with English as an additional language. Printed on tinted paper
with a dyslexia friendly font, Breaking the Rules is aimed at
readers aged 11+ and has a manageable length (80 pages) and reading
age (9+). Produced in association with reading experts at Catch Up,
a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy
and numeracy difficulties.
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