![]() ![]() The gist: March Murray returns to hometown to attend her beloved housekeeper’s funeral. ![]() Short of actually reading the original W.H., I turned to Here on Earth, a modern day re-working of a literary masterpiece with an adult spin.Ĭhange the Yorkshire moors to the Massachusetts countryside, fast forward one hundred years into the present, and the first quarter of Here on Earth faithfully follows the main themes of W.H. Bad boys are best fantasized about in fiction, best avoided in life. He’s a bad dog that should be kept at bay. Heathcliff is a domestic assault trial waiting to happen. I want a John Green narrator, a Markus Zusak protagonist, and Jamie Fraser: good guys with noble hearts. In reality, I’m partial to compassionate, sensitive, introspective gents. ![]() Here’s the thing: I would never bother with Heathcliff in real life. After watching the latest Masterpiece adaptation of Wuthering Heights, I morphed into a Heathcliff addict. ![]()
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