The tale of Heathcliff and Cathy`s ungovernable love and suffering, and the havoc that their passion wreaks on the families of the Earnshaws and the Lintons, shocked the book`s first readers, with even Emily`s sister Charlotte wondering whether it is right or advisable to create beings like Heathcliff . Replete with unforgettable characters and situations that have seared themselves into our literary consciousness, Emily Bronte`s intense masterpiece is one of the most haunting love stories in the canon of English literature.