Now, I adored the adaptation - all the beautiful imagery, and that smouldering chemistry - but when I read the book afterwards I loved it more than I could possibly have imagined.

I love how vivid and resonant the characters' thought processes are in the book. It feels quite contemporary - so much so that after Mr Thornton is rejected by Margaret and goes off on a random bus ride, it took me a long while to realise the "bus" was very likely horse-drawn and not the double-decker I'd been imagining. :)

And yes, the ending is delightful.