Two the most recommended romantic books from the past century
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Left alone in her aunt’s house in Gateshead and subjected to an awful regime at the Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre remained inseparable in spirit and integrity. She starts working for a rich Mr. Rochester and falls deeply in love. She discovers obstacles to their legitimate marriage in a story that shows that the woman’s passionate search for a more complete and productive life with a loved person than traditionally permitted in Victorian society.
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The story originated in Clayton County, Georgia, and Atlanta during the American Civil War and Reconstruction. It depicts the struggle of the young Scarlett O’Hara, spoiled daughter of a wealthy planter, who must use all the possible means at her disposal to break out of poverty. She fights for love and tries to stay with a loving man during the hardest period for the society and women especially. A historical novel that makes you feel the difference between the modern world, where you can build relationships and well-being, just using the Internet and online dating sites, and centuries, when everything was extremely different.