Bereft of family and friends, Lucy Snowe flees her empty life in England to seek independence and fulfillment.
Her dilemma -- finding a romance that offers both intimacy and freedom -- rema.
Sensitive but resolute, Lucy struggles with feelings of isolation, and she despairs of her relationships with an English doctor and a haughty schoolmaster.
Her gambit takes her to the Belgian town of Villette, where she secures a job teaching English to the fractious girls of Madame Beck\'s boarding school.
Bereft of family and friends, Lucy Snowe flees her empty life in England to seek independence and fulfillment