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Synopsis
The autumn afternoon was fading into evening. It had been cloudy weather, but the clouds had softened and broken up. Now they were lost in slowly darkening blue. The sea was perfectly and utterly still. It seemed to sleep, but in its sleep it still waxed with the rising tide. The eye could not mark its slow increase, but Beatrice, standing upon the farthest point of the Dog Rocks, idly noted that the long brown weeds which clung about their sides began to lift as the water took their weight, till at last the delicate pattern floated out and lay like a woman's hair upon the green depth of sea.
Is Beatrice appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
Victorian-era tragic romance with mature themes of forbidden love, adultery, and death. Contains emotional intensity and period-appropriate moral dilemmas but no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include suicide, emotional abuse, and death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens interested in classic Victorian literature and passionate, tragic romances will find this emotionally intense and atmospheric.