Fiction
Adam Bede (Penguin Classics)
This one finds readers who understand that desire makes fools of us all. Eliot's first novel has the weight of a confession—heavy enough to hold the consequences of one moment's weakness. The carpenter Adam believes in right and wrong until his world splits open. Arthur thinks privilege protects him from reckoning. Between them stands Hetty, young and dreaming of silk dresses. You'll recognize the moment everything tilts toward disaster, but you'll keep reading anyway, the way we all keep making the same mistakes. For those who've learned that good intentions and a steady character aren't always enough.
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