Villette

"Villette" by Charlotte Brontë is a story that follows Lucy Snowe, a young woman seeking a fresh start in the town of Villette. The story unfolds in a boarding school and shows Lucy encountering both good and bad as she deals with deep subjects like loneliness, love, and understanding herself. We first meet Lucy as she remembers her childhood days at her godmother’s home, a place where she feels she truly belongs, especially with Mrs. Bretton and her son, Graham. Suddenly, their peaceful life is shaken up by Paulina, a young girl dealing with the loss of her mother. As Paulina settles in, the story gives clues about tricky emotions that will come out as Lucy attempts to find out who she is in a new country, making way for a complete look at friendships and growing as a person throughout the book.