Novels Plot Summary 179: Wide Sargasso Sea

"Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys was first published in 1966. It is a postcolonial novel. It is the author's most successful novel that was sold in a large number when it was first published.

The book describes power relationships between men and women. It is said to have been written as a prequel and response to "Jane Eyre" written by Charlotte Bronte.