Of the Heathcliffs, the 14-year-old Glave, though literally sidelined much of the time, listening at doors which are locked to him, is the one to be believed. When Howson returns to revenge his abuse and Cathy's final spurning, the moors cease to be a world; the single-minded passion—which is to say, obsession—of children is needed to animate the thing.
Elina Alter
September 26, 2012