Age Group: 12+ Years

Description:

At the heart of this classic novel lies an endless legal case, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, which has dragged through the London courts for so long that it has swallowed the lives and fortunes of everyone connected to it. Among them is young Esther Summerson, an orphan raised in mystery about her own past, who becomes caught up in the case's tangled web of secrets, wills and lost inheritances. Filled with a huge cast of memorable characters and thick London fog, this rich, atmospheric story explores justice, family secrets and the slow, quiet unravelling of long-hidden truths.