by Thomas Hardy
First published 2012
Bathsheba Everdene inherits a farm and declares her independence in the windswept Wessex countryside. Three men orbit her fierce spirit: the steady, loyal shepherd Gabriel Oak; the wealthy, older farmer Boldwood; and the dashing, reckless soldier Sergeant Troy. Each man represents a different path of love—devotion, obsession, and passionate destruction. As Bathsheba makes choices that will define her life, she must navigate the razor's edge between personal freedom and the harsh consequences of romantic entanglement. Her choices will cost more than her heart—they may cost everything she has built.
Genres: fiction, drama, romance, historical-fiction, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, love-triangle
Setting: England, Victorian-Society
Period: 19th-Century
476 pages · Paperback · Penguin Classic