Hester

Hester (1883) is about the difficulty of understanding human nature, and a compulsive story of financial and sexual risk-taking that mounts towards a searing climax. It tells of the ageing but powerful Catherine Vernon, and her conflict with the young and determined Hester, whose growing attachment to Edward, Catherine's favourite, spells disaster for all concerned.

Hester (1883) este despre dificultatea de a intelege natura umana si o poveste obsesiva despre asumarea de riscuri financiare si sexuale care se indreapta spre un punct culminant sfasietor. Povesteste despre Catherine Vernon, o femeie imbatranita, dar puternica, si despre conflictul ei cu tanara si hotarata Hester, al carei atasament crescand fata de Edward, favoritul lui Catherine, inseamna dezastru pentru toti cei implicati.