Jean Rhys (1890 1979) is best known for her 1966 novel Wide Sargasso Sea .
Its examination of Rhys s pain and loss charts her desperate journey from the jungles of Dominica.
The Blue Hour performs a similar exhumation of Rhys\'s life, which was haunted by demons from within and without.
A prequel to Jane Eyre, Rhys\'s revolutionary work reimagined the story of Bertha Rochester the misunderstood madwoman in the attic who was driven to insanity by cruelties beyond her control.
Jean Rhys (1890 1979) is best known for her 1966 novel Wide Sargasso Sea