Agnes Grey

Agnes Gray is the daughter of a low-income minister and a socialite who gave up her privileges to marry for love. When the family is experiencing serious financial problems, Agnes offers to work as a governess, a purpose that her mother and sister oppose because she still sees her as a child. But Agnes finds a job with the Bloomfields, a wealthy family with two spoiled children. In this way, she will know other lifestyles and, above all, a new reality.Agnes Gray is a revelation of the precarious status of the governess. An intimate, almost secret story of effort and humiliation, and defense of the inner world and moral integrity. She presents us with a portrait of the harsh situation faced by the governesses, women with extensive training but who could not access any other job. On the other hand, in the houses they could not relate to the lords, who despised them for their poverty, nor with the servants, because of their higher education.The most faithful portrait of the Victorian governess and, at the same time, a magnificent love story.