"Set in Yorkshire, Emily Bronte's tempestuous novel opens with Mr Lockwood, the new tenant at Thrushcross Grange, visiting his sullen landlord, Heathcliff, at his remote farmhouse where he gets snowed in. Bedding down for the night, he stumbles upon the diaries of the late Catherine Earnshaw, who writes of her love for Heathcliff, an orphan brought by her father to live with the family. Later Mr Lockwood has a nightmare in which the ghost of Catherine begs to be let in through the window"
"The following day he returns to Thrushcross Grange where he asks the housekeeper, Nellie, to tell him about the Earnshaws. Nellie shares a dark tale of abuse, revenge and doomed love. Wood breathes fresh life into this tempestuous novel, capturing Nellie's gossipy tone and the early wildness of Catherine and Heathcliff. As circumstances pull these once inseparable youngsters apart, that wild abandon curdles into desolation and discord that is carried down the generations."
Recent film adaptations of Wuthering Heights provoked controversy for grit and aggressive provocation, prompting renewed interest in the original novel. Several audiobooks exist, including a notable 2020 edition. The novel, set in Yorkshire, opens with Mr Lockwood visiting his sullen landlord Heathcliff and discovering Catherine Earnshaw's diaries, followed by a nightmare in which Catherine's ghost begs to be let in through the window. Mr Lockwood then asks the housekeeper Nellie to recount the Earnshaw family history, which reveals abuse, revenge and doomed love. The narrative traces how youthful wildness curdles into desolation and discord carried down through generations. A Penguin Audio edition runs 13 hours 58 minutes.
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