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Itisamongsuchcommunitiesasthesethathappinesswillfindherlastrefugeonearth..".AgainstthisbackdropHardytellsavividstoryoflifeinruralWessexwhichcentresontheindependentandbeautifulBathshebaEverdene.Shedecidestomanagethefarmshehasinheritedandfindsherselfinapowerfulpositionforawomanofthe1840s.Butpowerbringstragiccomplicationswhenshehastodecidebetweenthreerivalsuitors.