Rich industrialist John Thornton from the industrial north of England and the brilliantly educated daughter of a modest clergyman from the south, Margaret Hale, hated each other at first sight. Who was John in the girl’s eyes? An ignorant nouveau riche who believes everything in this world can be bought and sold. And who was Margaret to him? A snobbish country miss who thinks far too much of herself—especially considering that her father has not a penny to his name.
But they say that from hatred to love is one step. The young people’s opposition—each refusing to yield in mind, will, and character—gradually turns their mutual dislike into something much warmer. A feeling in which, and Margaret and John, they both dare not admit even to themselves…