My knowledge of the Bronte sisters has been limited to Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. My daughter took a course in the Bronte sisters in college and has stocked our shelves with many of these. I selected Villette because of the first few lines in the book - where I usually start to decide if I am going to read. I actually have not ever read anything quite so emotionally stirring as this story of unrequited love in a 19th century boarding school in a small village in France. Villette, the main character is a woman of poverty and no family who finds a career and place in this school, eventually finding relative success,and someone to love. It was interesting enough to keep my mind occupied during a difficult trial of my own. Charlotte Bronte is a phenomena - I will read a biography about her next.