Publisher's Synopsis
Join us for a classic, long-considered to be one of Thomas Hardy's most important works, the story of a good-hearted woman, who becomes the victim of circumstances and social judgments. When Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor villager discovers she might be a descendent of the wealthy D'Urberville family, she is pressured to join them and seek her part of the fortune.One of the family seduces her however, and she returns home a ruined woman. Later, another man offers her a more stable life, but will she reveal her past, or live a lie?
