Catherine: A Retelling of Wuthering Heights

The greatest tragic love story ever told - but this time, Catherine tells it herself. In Catherine, Essie Fox breathes new life into Wuthering Heights, transforming a gothic masterpiece into a haunting confession of obsession, madness and love that even death cannot end.

With a nature as wild as the moors she loves to roam, Catherine Earnshaw grows up alongside Heathcliff, a foundling her father rescued from the streets of Liverpool. Their fierce, untamed bond deepens as they grow - until Mr Earnshaw's death leaves Hindley, Catherine's brutal brother, in control and Heathcliff reduced to servitude.

Desperate to protect him, Catherine turns to Edgar Linton, the handsome heir to Thrushcross Grange. She believes his wealth might free Heathcliff from cruelty - but her choice is fatally misunderstood, and their lives spiral into a storm of passion, jealousy and revenge.

Now, eighteen years later, Catherine rises from her grave to tell her story - and seek redemption.

Essie Fox's Catherine reimagines Wuthering Heights with beauty and intensity - a haunting, atmospheric retelling that brings new life to a timeless classic and lays bare the dark heart of an immortal love.

Essie Fox is a Sunday Times-bestselling author known for her richly imagined historical and gothic fiction. Her debut novel, The Somnambulist, was shortlisted for the National Book Awards and featured on Channel 4's TV Book Club. Several of her books, including The Last Days of Leda Grey and Dangerous, have been selected as The Times Historical Book of the Month. Her 2023 novel The Fascination became an instant Sunday Times bestseller.

A regular speaker at literary festivals and cultural institutions, Essie has lectured at venues such as the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Gallery in London. She is also the host of the podcast Talking the Gothic, where she explores the inspirations, history, and craft behind gothic literature. Essie lives in England and spends her days writing atmospheric novels steeped in mystery, history and the uncanny.