Set in the fictional town of Casterbridge of rural England, Michael Henchard is a young and annoyed farm worker having wife Susan and daughter Elizabeth. Once drunk Michael sells his wife and child to a passing sailor. In the morning, sober and ashamed, he seeks his wife and daughter everywhere, but they have left the area and the nation. Almost twenty years later, he is now the influential Mayor of Casterbridge and a successful businessman. Still, his past mistakes causes him pain and suffering. Life brings more complications when his long suspected dead wife Susan returns, who also has a deep secret to hide. With a tangled web of deceit and love, read this for a fast-paced engaging novel.
