Summary
Wuthering Heights is a dark and haunting tale of love, revenge, and obsession set on the windswept moors of Yorkshire.
The novel centers around the passionate and destructive relationship between Heathcliff, a brooding orphan adopted into the Earnshaw family, and Catherine Earnshaw, the spirited daughter of his benefactor.
As children, Heathcliff and Catherine form a deep bond, but social expectations and personal pride tear them apart. Catherine chooses to marry the refined Edgar Linton, prompting Heathcliff to embark on a path of vengeance that spans generations, engulfing both the Earnshaw and Linton families in turmoil.
Told through the eyes of a tenant, Mr.
Lockwood, and the housekeeper Nelly Dean, the story unfolds in a non-linear fashion, revealing layers of trauma, madness, and bitter love that linger beyond death.