Synopses & Reviews
Lucy Snowe is a self-reliant young woman, accustomed to entering a succession of domestic situations.
She moves to Villette and takes up a teaching position in an establishment ruled by the formidable Madame Beck. Lucy is re-united with people from her past, finds a new friend in the volatile Paul Emanuel and experiences a series of unnerving encounters with a ghostly nun. At the end of her voyage of discovery, Lucy finally gains the security of a place of her own.