Jean Rhys Quotes


There is no doubt that running away on a fresh, blue morning can be exhilarating.


Citations

Rhys, Jean. Good Morning, Midnight. Constable & Co., 1939.

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Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys
  • Born: August 24, 1890
  • Died: May 14, 1979
  • Nationality: Dominican
  • Profession: Novelist

Jean Rhys, CBE (/riːs/; born Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams, was a mid-20th-century novelist who was born and grew up in the Caribbean island of Dominica. From the age of 16, she was mainly resident in England, where she was sent for her education. She is best known for her novel Wide Sargasso Sea (1966), written as a prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. In 1978, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her writing.